El Salvador vs Guinea: Electricity generation from fossil fuels
El Salvador
0.87 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Guinea
1 terawatt-hours
in 2024
El Salvador rank
141st
Guinea rank
138th
Electricity generation from fossil fuels over time
- El Salvador
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 1 terawatt-hours against 0.87 terawatt-hours in El Salvador, a difference of 0.13 terawatt-hours.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 141st and Guinea ranks 138th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.19 terawatt-hours | 0.343 terawatt-hours | 1.84 terawatt-hours | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 2.12 terawatt-hours | 0.375 terawatt-hours | 1.75 terawatt-hours | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.782 terawatt-hours | 0.998 terawatt-hours | 0.216 terawatt-hours | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from fossil fuels, El Salvador or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 1 terawatt-hours against 0.87 terawatt-hours in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from fossil fuels between El Salvador and Guinea?
- 0.13 terawatt-hours, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Guinea rank globally for electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- El Salvador ranks 141st and Guinea ranks 138th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from fossil fuels. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in terawatt-hours.