El Salvador vs Maldives: Electricity generation from oil
El Salvador
0.87 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Maldives
0.79 terawatt-hours
in 2024
El Salvador rank
84th
Maldives rank
88th
Electricity generation from oil over time
- El Salvador
- Maldives
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.87 terawatt-hours against 0.79 terawatt-hours in Maldives, a difference of 0.08 terawatt-hours.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 84th and Maldives ranks 88th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.19 terawatt-hours | 0.269 terawatt-hours | 1.92 terawatt-hours | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 2.12 terawatt-hours | 0.56 terawatt-hours | 1.56 terawatt-hours | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.782 terawatt-hours | 0.788 terawatt-hours | 0.006 terawatt-hours | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from oil, El Salvador or Maldives?
- El Salvador, at 0.87 terawatt-hours against 0.79 terawatt-hours in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from oil between El Salvador and Maldives?
- 0.08 terawatt-hours, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Maldives?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Maldives rank globally for electricity generation from oil?
- El Salvador ranks 84th and Maldives ranks 88th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.