El Salvador Oil
Production (2025)#120 World
3b/d+0% YoY
Consumption (2024)#101 World
60,331b/d+0.09% YoY
Daily Deficit (2024)
−60,328b/d
Production covers 0.005% of consumption.
Consumption
Production
Deficit
Oil Reserves in El Salvador
- No proven oil reserves is reported for El Salvador.
Oil Production in El Salvador
- El Salvador produced 3 barrels per day of oil and petroleum liquids in 2025 (#120 in the world), unchanged from 3 barrels per day in 2024.
- Of that, 0 barrels per day was crude oil in 2025.
- And 0 barrels per day was natural gas plant liquids (NGPL) in 2025.
El Salvador has years with negative refinery gain. Refinery gain (or processing gain) is the volume difference between the refined products output and crude input.
Oil Consumption in El Salvador
- El Salvador consumed 60,331 barrels per day of oil and petroleum products in 2024 (#101 in the world), an increase of 0.09% from 2023. This represents 0.06% of the world's total oil consumption.
- Per capita, oil consumption in El Salvador averaged 0.4 us gallons per day in 2024 (#122 in the world).
- The largest refined-product categories were Motor Gasoline (34.5%), Distillate Fuel Oil (27.1%), and Liquefied Petroleum Gases (17.7%).
(Historical) Oil Imports & Exports in El Salvador
EIA has stopped publishing oil trade data. Imports and exports data shown here are historical and may not reflect current trends.
Imports and exports data cover crude oil and lease condensate only, and do not include other petroleum liquids such as natural gas plant liquids (NGPL) or refined products.
oil Balance in El Salvador
- In 2024, El Salvador produced approximately 3 barrels per day of oil and consumed 60,331 barrels per day , a deficit of 60,328 barrels per day.
El Salvador Oil History (1973-2025)
| Reserves | Production | Consumption | Crude Oil Trade (Historical) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | — | 3 | +0% | 120 | < 0.01% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | 3 | +0% | 120 | < 0.01% | 60,331 | +0.09% | 101 | 0.06% | 0.4 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | — | — | — | 3 | +0% | 119 | < 0.01% | 60,276 | +6.1% | 100 | 0.06% | 0.4 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | — | — | — | 3 | +0% | 118 | < 0.01% | 56,820 | +4.9% | 101 | 0.06% | 0.38 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | — | — | 3 | +0% | 119 | < 0.01% | 54,189 | +17.1% | 105 | 0.06% | 0.36 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | — | — | 3 | +0% | 118 | < 0.01% | 46,282 | −21.4% | 107 | 0.05% | 0.31 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | — | — | — | 3 | +0% | 117 | < 0.01% | 58,894 | +16.5% | 100 | 0.06% | 0.4 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 116 | < 0.01% | 50,565 | +13.4% | 109 | 0.05% | 0.34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 44,595 | −7.9% | 111 | 0.04% | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 48,439 | −0.32% | 107 | 0.05% | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | — | 0 | −100% | — | — | 48,594 | +6.7% | 102 | 0.05% | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | — | 3 | +0% | 130 | < 0.01% | 45,538 | +4.1% | 103 | 0.05% | 0.31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | — | 3 | — | 129 | < 0.01% | 43,763 | −3.1% | 103 | 0.05% | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45,146 | +2.3% | 102 | 0.05% | 0.31 | 10,165 | 0 | 10,165 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44,118 | −0.16% | 103 | 0.05% | 0.3 | 13,938 | 0 | 13,938 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44,188 | −1.7% | 103 | 0.05% | 0.31 | 15,385 | 0 | 15,385 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | — | 1,823 | −56.6% | 103 | < 0.01% | 44,953 | +0.79% | 100 | 0.05% | 0.31 | 17,004 | 0 | 17,004 |
| 2008 | 0 | — | — | 4,197 | −2.3% | 97 | < 0.01% | 44,599 | −6.3% | 101 | 0.05% | 0.31 | 16,147 | 0 | 16,147 |
| 2007 | 0 | — | — | 4,297 | −19% | 97 | 0.01% | 47,611 | +5.2% | 100 | 0.05% | 0.33 | 19,555 | 0 | 19,555 |
| 2006 | 0 | — | — | 5,308 | +449.5% | 93 | 0.01% | 45,246 | +4.3% | 99 | 0.05% | 0.32 | 17,042 | 0 | 17,042 |
| 2005 | 0 | — | — | 966 | — | 104 | < 0.01% | 43,396 | +1.2% | 98 | 0.05% | 0.3 | 20,069 | 0 | 20,069 |
| 2004 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42,867 | +0.23% | 98 | 0.05% | 0.3 | 19,517 | 0 | 19,517 |
| 2003 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42,770 | +6.1% | 95 | 0.05% | 0.3 | 19,136 | 0 | 19,136 |
| 2002 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40,321 | +3.4% | 94 | 0.05% | 0.28 | 18,736 | 0 | 18,736 |
| 2001 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39,000 | +3.3% | 94 | 0.05% | 0.27 | 19,822 | 0 | 19,822 |
| 2000 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37,757 | −1.4% | 97 | 0.05% | 0.27 | 19,212 | 0 | 19,212 |
| 1999 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38,300 | +2.1% | 93 | 0.05% | 0.27 | 18,054 | 0 | 18,054 |
| 1998 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37,500 | +17.2% | 91 | 0.05% | 0.27 | 16,362 | 0 | 16,362 |
| 1997 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32,000 | +4.6% | 93 | 0.04% | 0.23 | 15,880 | 0 | 15,880 |
| 1996 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30,600 | −2.5% | 93 | 0.04% | 0.22 | 14,947 | 0 | 14,947 |
| 1995 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31,400 | +25.1% | 92 | 0.05% | 0.23 | 15,252 | 0 | 15,252 |
| 1994 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25,100 | +12.6% | 99 | 0.04% | 0.18 | 16,058 | 0 | 16,058 |
| 1993 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22,300 | +1.8% | 105 | 0.03% | 0.17 | 18,897 | 0 | 18,897 |
| 1992 | 0 | — | — | −43.11 | −56.9% | 107 | < 0.01% | 21,900 | +14.1% | 106 | 0.03% | 0.16 | 16,542 | 0 | 16,542 |
| 1991 | 0 | — | — | −100 | +62.6% | 99 | < 0.01% | 19,200 | +16.4% | 91 | 0.03% | 0.15 | 15,509 | 0 | 15,509 |
| 1990 | 0 | — | — | −61.51 | −507.8% | 90 | < 0.01% | 16,500 | +5.1% | 96 | 0.02% | 0.13 | 13,386 | 0 | 13,386 |
| 1989 | 0 | — | — | 15.08 | −127.3% | 89 | < 0.01% | 15,700 | −3.1% | 99 | 0.02% | 0.12 | 12,788 | 0 | 12,788 |
| 1988 | 0 | — | — | −55.28 | +15.9% | 94 | < 0.01% | 16,200 | +10.2% | 96 | 0.02% | 0.13 | 13,290 | 0 | 13,290 |
| 1987 | 0 | — | — | −47.69 | −1909.5% | 90 | < 0.01% | 14,700 | −1.3% | 98 | 0.02% | 0.12 | 14,222 | 0 | 14,222 |
| 1986 | 0 | — | — | 2.64 | — | 87 | < 0.01% | 14,900 | +6.4% | 96 | 0.02% | 0.13 | 13,462 | 0 | 13,462 |
| 1985 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 14,000 | +7.7% | 99 | 0.02% | 0.12 | 12,892 | 0 | 12,892 |
| 1984 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 13,000 | +0% | 98 | 0.02% | 0.11 | 12,100 | 0 | 12,100 |
| 1983 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 13,000 | +8.3% | 100 | 0.02% | 0.12 | 12,157 | 0 | 12,157 |
| 1982 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 12,000 | +0% | 102 | 0.02% | 0.11 | 10,719 | 0 | 10,719 |
| 1981 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 12,000 | −14.3% | 103 | 0.02% | 0.11 | 12,250 | 0 | 12,250 |
| 1980 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 14,000 | — | 95 | 0.02% | 0.13 | 12,570 | 0 | 12,570 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.
- Oil & Gas Journal