El Salvador vs Ireland: Annual change in primary energy use
El Salvador
-1.88 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Ireland
-1.61 terawatt-hours
in 2025
El Salvador rank
183rd
Ireland rank
180th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- El Salvador
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports -1.61 terawatt-hours against -1.88 terawatt-hours in El Salvador, a difference of 0.27 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 183rd and Ireland ranks 180th of 219 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1405 terawatt-hours | 1.26 terawatt-hours | 1.12 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 1990s | 1.43 terawatt-hours | 5.23 terawatt-hours | 3.8 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.4597 terawatt-hours | 0.9251 terawatt-hours | 0.4654 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1 terawatt-hours | -0.2271 terawatt-hours | 1.23 terawatt-hours | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.3 terawatt-hours | -1.91 terawatt-hours | 3.22 terawatt-hours | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, El Salvador or Ireland?
- Ireland, at -1.61 terawatt-hours against -1.88 terawatt-hours in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between El Salvador and Ireland?
- 0.27 terawatt-hours, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Ireland?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Ireland rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- El Salvador ranks 183rd and Ireland ranks 180th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.