El Salvador vs Jamaica: Annual percentage change in primary energy use

El Salvador
-3.9%
in 2024
Jamaica
-3.5%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
198th
Jamaica rank
197th

Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time

  • El Salvador
  • Jamaica
-20020198120022024

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports -3.5% against -3.9% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 198th and Jamaica ranks 197th of 217 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Jamaica Difference Ahead
1980s 1.5% -1.2% 2.7% El Salvador
1990s 8.7% 4.6% 4.2% El Salvador
2000s 1.7% -1.6% 3.4% El Salvador
2010s 3.0% 1.8% 1.2% El Salvador
2020s 3.8% -1.6% 5.5% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, El Salvador or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at -3.5% against -3.9% in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between El Salvador and Jamaica?
0.4%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jamaica?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Jamaica rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
El Salvador ranks 198th and Jamaica ranks 197th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Unit
%
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
219 places, 10,323 data points, 1966–2025
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Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.