El Salvador Bioenergy Power: Generation, Share and Trend
El Salvador generated 800 GWh of electricity from bioenergy in 2025, 11.9% of its total, according to Ember. That made it the 49th largest bioenergy power producer in 2025 of the 127 countries with Ember data, comparing each country's latest year. Bioenergy supplied 2.0% of the world's electricity in 2025. These are annual statistics for 2025, with monthly figures through December 2025; they are
compiled from national sources and are not real time.
Key Facts
El Salvador generated 800 GWh of electricity from bioenergy in 2025.
Bioenergy supplied 11.9% of El Salvador's electricity in 2025.
El Salvador was the 49th largest bioenergy power producer in 2025 among the 127 countries with Ember data, comparing each country's latest year.
El Salvador's bioenergy generation in 2025 was 2% lower than in 2020, when it was 820 GWh.
El Salvador's bioenergy generation in 2025 was 40% higher than in 2015, when it was 570 GWh.
El Salvador's bioenergy generation peaked at 900 GWh in 2021.
El Salvador's bioenergy share in 2025 was above the world share of 2.0%.
El Salvador had 300 MW of bioenergy generating capacity in 2025.
Key Figures, 2025
Measure
Value
As of / source
Bioenergy generation
800 GWh
2025 · Ember
Share of El Salvador's electricity
11.9%
2025 · Ember
World share of bioenergy
2.0%
2025 · Ember
Rank by bioenergy generation (each country's latest year)
49 of 127
2025 · Ember
Bioenergy capacity
300 MW
2025 · Ember
Bioenergy Generation Year by Year
Ember annual statistics, 2000 to 2025
Bioenergy
El Salvador's electricity generation from bioenergy each year from 2000 to 2025, in GWh. It was 800 GWh in 2025.
Annual statistics through 2025, GWh
El Salvador bioenergy electricity generation, 2000 to 2025
Year
Bioenergy
2000
30.0 GWh
2001
30.0 GWh
2002
50.0 GWh
2003
80.0 GWh
2004
100 GWh
2005
130 GWh
2006
180 GWh
2007
220 GWh
2008
240 GWh
2009
230 GWh
2010
280 GWh
2011
300 GWh
2012
370 GWh
2013
430 GWh
2014
440 GWh
2015
570 GWh
2016
720 GWh
2017
710 GWh
2018
750 GWh
2019
830 GWh
2020
820 GWh
2021
900 GWh
2022
820 GWh
2023
800 GWh
2024
830 GWh
2025
800 GWh
El SalvadorWorld
The share of El Salvador's electricity generated from bioenergy, 2000 to 2025, compared with the world share. In 2025 it was 11.9%, against 2.0% worldwide.
Annual statistics through 2025, % of generation
Share of El Salvador's electricity from bioenergy and the world share, 2000 to 2025
Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of 2025. World shares are Ember's World totals; ranks compare each country's latest year, which can differ between countries.
Bioenergy Generation Month by Month
Ember monthly statistics through December 2025
Bioenergy
El Salvador generated 110 GWh of electricity from bioenergy in December 2025, against 100 GWh in December 2024.
Monthly statistics through December 2025, TWh
El Salvador monthly bioenergy electricity generation, January 2024 to December 2025
Month
Bioenergy
2024-01
120 GWh
2024-02
110 GWh
2024-03
110 GWh
2024-04
90.0 GWh
2024-05
30.0 GWh
2024-06
0 TWh
2024-07
0 TWh
2024-08
0 TWh
2024-09
0 TWh
2024-10
0 TWh
2024-11
10.0 GWh
2024-12
100 GWh
2025-01
110 GWh
2025-02
100 GWh
2025-03
120 GWh
2025-04
70.0 GWh
2025-05
10.0 GWh
2025-06
0 TWh
2025-07
0 TWh
2025-08
0 TWh
2025-09
0 TWh
2025-10
0 TWh
2025-11
20.0 GWh
2025-12
110 GWh
Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of December 2025. Monthly figures for El Salvador can differ slightly from the annual totals.