El Salvador vs Spain: Alternative and nuclear energy
El Salvador
32.2%
in 2023
Spain
25.5%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
15th
Spain rank
18th
Alternative and nuclear energy over time
- El Salvador
- Spain
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 32.2% against 25.5% in Spain, a difference of 6.7%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 15th and Spain ranks 18th of 151 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.3% | 17.2% | 0.9% | Spain |
| 2000s | 28.9% | 14.9% | 14.0% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 35.1% | 20.4% | 14.7% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 23.8% | 11.2% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher alternative and nuclear energy, El Salvador or Spain?
- El Salvador, at 32.2% against 25.5% in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in alternative and nuclear energy between El Salvador and Spain?
- 6.7%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Spain?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Spain rank globally for alternative and nuclear energy?
- El Salvador ranks 15th and Spain 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.