Geothermal capacity as a share of worldwide geothermal power capacity fell 3.87% to 1.43% in El Salvador in 2017, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, geothermal capacity as a share of worldwide geothermal power capacity in El Salvador reached an all time high of 1.98% in 2007 and an all time low of 1.43% in 2017. When compared to El Salvador's main peers, geothermal capacity as a share of worldwide geothermal power capacity in Costa Rica amounted to 1.45%, 0.336% in Guatemala, 0.245% in Honduras and 1.12% in Nicaragua in 2017.
El Salvador has been ranked 12th within the group of 27 countries we follow in terms of geothermal capacity as a share of worldwide geothermal power capacity, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Geothermal Capacity (As % of Worldwide Geothermal Power Capacity) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
Belize | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Costa Rica | % | ... | ... | ... | 1.84% | 1.77% | 1.71% | 1.63% | 1.57% | |||||||||||||
El Salvador | % | ... | ... | ... | 1.81% | 1.73% | 1.68% | 1.61% | 1.54% | |||||||||||||
Guatemala | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.460% | 0.441% | 0.396% | 0.377% | 0.362% | |||||||||||||
Honduras | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
Mexico | % | ... | ... | ... | 7.84% | 6.89% | 6.79% | 6.39% | 6.59% | |||||||||||||
Nicaragua | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.774% | 1.35% | 1.31% | 1.25% | 1.20% | |||||||||||||
Panama | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
USA | % | ... | ... | ... | 31.0% | 31.6% | 31.0% | 29.5% | 28.8% |