Cameroon vs El Salvador: Electricity generation

Cameroon
7.26 terawatt-hours
in 2024
El Salvador
6.46 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Cameroon rank
117th
El Salvador rank
119th

Electricity generation over time

  • Cameroon
  • El Salvador
02468200020122025

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 7.26 terawatt-hours against 6.46 terawatt-hours in El Salvador, a difference of 0.8 terawatt-hours.

That makes Cameroon'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.

Cameroon ranks 117th and El Salvador ranks 119th of 214 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 4.36 terawatt-hours 5.03 terawatt-hours 0.677 terawatt-hours El Salvador
2010s 7.03 terawatt-hours 6.05 terawatt-hours 0.981 terawatt-hours Cameroon
2020s 7.97 terawatt-hours 6.53 terawatt-hours 1.44 terawatt-hours Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation, Cameroon or El Salvador?
Cameroon, at 7.26 terawatt-hours against 6.46 terawatt-hours in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity generation between Cameroon and El Salvador?
0.8 terawatt-hours, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and El Salvador?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and El Salvador rank globally for electricity generation?
Cameroon ranks 117th and El Salvador ranks 119th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 6,724 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Total electricity generated in each country or region, measured in terawatt-hours.