Bulgaria vs El Salvador: Alternative and nuclear energy

Bulgaria
29.8%
in 2023
El Salvador
32.2%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
16th
El Salvador rank
15th

Alternative and nuclear energy over time

  • Bulgaria
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 32.2% against 29.8% in Bulgaria, a difference of 2.4%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 16th and El Salvador ranks 15th of 151 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria El Salvador Difference Ahead
1990s 19.5% 16.3% 3.2% Bulgaria
2000s 25.3% 28.9% 3.6% El Salvador
2010s 25.5% 35.1% 9.6% El Salvador
2020s 27.6% 34.9% 7.3% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher alternative and nuclear energy, Bulgaria or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 32.2% against 29.8% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in alternative and nuclear energy between Bulgaria and El Salvador?
2.4%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and El Salvador?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and El Salvador rank globally for alternative and nuclear energy?
Bulgaria ranks 16th and El Salvador ranks 15th of 151 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use)
Unit
% of total energy use
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 6,669 data points, 1990–2024
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Clean energy is noncarbohydrate energy that does not produce carbon dioxide when generated. It includes hydropower and nuclear, geothermal, and solar power, among others. This is the share of total energy supply that is non-fossil.