Solid biofuels — Energy production in El Salvador
El Salvador: Solid biofuels — Energy production was 18,384 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Solid biofuels — Energy production in El Salvador, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, solid biofuels — energy production in El Salvador stood at 18,384 TJ.
That represents a change of up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy production in El Salvador peaked at 46,968 TJ in 1993 and was at its lowest, 17,255 TJ, in 2014.
That places El Salvador 111th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Solid biofuels — Energy production in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37,366 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 39,631 TJ | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 39,460 TJ | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 46,968 TJ | +19.0% |
| 1994 | 46,529 TJ | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 46,452 TJ | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 46,207 TJ | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 39,481 TJ | -14.6% |
| 1998 | 38,810 TJ | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 37,805 TJ | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 36,343 TJ | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 35,722 TJ | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 35,154 TJ | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 34,634 TJ | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 34,165 TJ | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 31,513 TJ | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 31,496 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 33,088 TJ | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 33,072 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 32,344 TJ | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 29,612 TJ | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 26,020 TJ | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 28,965 TJ | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 23,207 TJ | -19.9% |
| 2014 | 17,255 TJ | -25.6% |
| 2015 | 18,100 TJ | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 19,454 TJ | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 22,739 TJ | +16.9% |
| 2018 | 20,949 TJ | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 20,650 TJ | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 20,337 TJ | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 19,962 TJ | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 18,997 TJ | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 18,384 TJ | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 18,384 TJ | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 18,384 TJ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,819 TJ, 2.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 18,384 TJ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,888 TJ, 1.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Solid biofuels — Energy production in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -25.6% | 23,207 TJ | 17,255 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41,871 TJ | 37,366 TJ | 46,968 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 33,753 TJ | 31,496 TJ | 36,343 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,695 TJ | 17,255 TJ | 29,612 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,213 TJ | 18,384 TJ | 20,337 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 108 Mauritania 21,924 TJ compare
- 109 Ecuador 21,514 TJ compare
- 110 Afghanistan 18,955 TJ compare
- 112 Guinea-Bissau 17,411 TJ compare
- 113 Costa Rica 17,175 TJ compare
- 114 Lesotho 13,843 TJ compare
More environment data for El Salvador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.31 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid biofuels — energy production in El Salvador?
- Solid biofuels — energy production in El Salvador was 18,384 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 46,968 TJ in 1993.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,255 TJ in 2014.
- How does El Salvador rank for solid biofuels — energy production?
- El Salvador ranks 111th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy production rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid biofuels — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.