El Salvador vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Alternative and nuclear energy
Alternative and nuclear energy over time
- El Salvador
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 32.2% against 15.7% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 16.5%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 2.1 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 34 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 15th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 151 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.3% | 7.0% | 9.3% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 28.9% | 8.3% | 20.6% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 35.1% | 9.7% | 25.4% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 11.2% | 23.8% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher alternative and nuclear energy, El Salvador or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- El Salvador, at 32.2% against 15.7% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in alternative and nuclear energy between El Salvador and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 16.5%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for alternative and nuclear energy?
- El Salvador ranks 15th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 18th 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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About this data
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.