China vs El Salvador: Annual change in primary energy use, per square kilometre

China
0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador
0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
23rd
El Salvador rank
22nd

Annual change in primary energy use, per square kilometre over time

  • China
  • El Salvador
-0-000196619942023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was China ahead.

China ranks 23rd and El Salvador ranks 22nd of 204 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and El Salvador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China El Salvador Difference Ahead
1980s 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre China
1990s 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre China
2010s 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre China
2020s 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, per square kilometre, China or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use, per square kilometre between China and El Salvador?
0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and El Salvador?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do China and El Salvador rank globally for annual change in primary energy use, per square kilometre?
China ranks 23rd and El Salvador ranks 22nd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Annual change in primary energy use, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual change in primary energy use, per square kilometre
Unit
terawatt-hours per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 9,193 data points, 1966–2023
Last refreshed

Annual change in primary energy use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.