Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Electricity generation by source
Costa Rica
1.53 terawatt-hours
in 2025
El Salvador
1.34 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
9th
El Salvador rank
10th
Electricity generation by source over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.53 terawatt-hours against 1.34 terawatt-hours in El Salvador, a difference of 0.19 terawatt-hours.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 9th and El Salvador ranks 10th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.11 terawatt-hours | 1.14 terawatt-hours | 0.025 terawatt-hours | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.32 terawatt-hours | 1.54 terawatt-hours | 0.219 terawatt-hours | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.57 terawatt-hours | 1.54 terawatt-hours | 0.0367 terawatt-hours | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation by source, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 1.53 terawatt-hours against 1.34 terawatt-hours in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation by source between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.19 terawatt-hours, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for electricity generation by source?
- Costa Rica ranks 9th and El Salvador ranks 10th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Pinto et al. (2023); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation by source. 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.