El Salvador Solar Power: Generation, Share and Trend
El Salvador generated 1.45 TWh of electricity from solar in 2025, 21.5% of its total, according to Ember. That made it the 64th largest solar power producer in 2025 of the 180 countries with Ember data, comparing each country's latest year. Solar supplied 8.8% 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 1.45 TWh of electricity from solar in 2025.
Solar supplied 21.5% of El Salvador's electricity in 2025.
El Salvador was the 64th largest solar power producer in 2025 among the 180 countries with Ember data, comparing each country's latest year.
El Salvador's solar generation in 2025 was 46% higher than in 2020, when it was 990 GWh.
El Salvador's solar generation in 2025 was 145 times the 2015 level of 10.0 GWh.
El Salvador's solar generation peaked at 1.69 TWh in 2021.
El Salvador's solar share in 2025 was above the world share of 8.8%.
El Salvador had 740 MW of solar generating capacity in 2025.
Key Figures, 2025
Measure
Value
As of / source
Solar generation
1.45 TWh
2025 · Ember
Share of El Salvador's electricity
21.5%
2025 · Ember
World share of solar
8.8%
2025 · Ember
Rank by solar generation (each country's latest year)
64 of 180
2025 · Ember
Solar capacity
740 MW
2025 · Ember
Solar Generation Year by Year
Ember annual statistics, 2000 to 2025
Solar
El Salvador's electricity generation from solar each year from 2000 to 2025, in GWh. It was 1.45 TWh in 2025.
Annual statistics through 2025, GWh
El Salvador solar electricity generation, 2000 to 2025
Year
Solar
2000
0 TWh
2001
0 TWh
2002
0 TWh
2003
0 TWh
2004
0 TWh
2005
0 TWh
2006
0 TWh
2007
0 TWh
2008
0 TWh
2009
0 TWh
2010
0 TWh
2011
0 TWh
2012
0 TWh
2013
0 TWh
2014
0 TWh
2015
10.0 GWh
2016
20.0 GWh
2017
160 GWh
2018
310 GWh
2019
580 GWh
2020
990 GWh
2021
1.69 TWh
2022
1.24 TWh
2023
1.20 TWh
2024
1.25 TWh
2025
1.45 TWh
El SalvadorWorld
The share of El Salvador's electricity generated from solar, 2000 to 2025, compared with the world share. In 2025 it was 21.5%, against 8.8% worldwide.
Annual statistics through 2025, % of generation
Share of El Salvador's electricity from solar 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.
Solar Generation Month by Month
Ember monthly statistics through December 2025
Solar
El Salvador generated 130 GWh of electricity from solar in December 2025, against 100 GWh in December 2024.
Monthly statistics through December 2025, TWh
El Salvador monthly solar electricity generation, January 2024 to December 2025
Month
Solar
2024-01
110 GWh
2024-02
110 GWh
2024-03
120 GWh
2024-04
100 GWh
2024-05
100 GWh
2024-06
80.0 GWh
2024-07
120 GWh
2024-08
120 GWh
2024-09
100 GWh
2024-10
110 GWh
2024-11
90.0 GWh
2024-12
100 GWh
2025-01
110 GWh
2025-02
110 GWh
2025-03
120 GWh
2025-04
120 GWh
2025-05
120 GWh
2025-06
100 GWh
2025-07
140 GWh
2025-08
140 GWh
2025-09
120 GWh
2025-10
120 GWh
2025-11
130 GWh
2025-12
130 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.