El Salvador vs Italy: Electricity generation by source
El Salvador
1.34 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy
5.69 terawatt-hours
in 2025
El Salvador rank
10th
Italy rank
7th
Electricity generation by source over time
- El Salvador
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 5.69 terawatt-hours against 1.34 terawatt-hours in El Salvador, a difference of 4.35 terawatt-hours.
That makes Italy's figure about 4.2 times El Salvador's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 10th and Italy ranks 7th of 214 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.14 terawatt-hours | 5.19 terawatt-hours | 4.05 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.54 terawatt-hours | 5.9 terawatt-hours | 4.36 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 1.54 terawatt-hours | 5.8 terawatt-hours | 4.27 terawatt-hours | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation by source, El Salvador or Italy?
- Italy, at 5.69 terawatt-hours against 1.34 terawatt-hours in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation by source between El Salvador and Italy?
- 4.35 terawatt-hours, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Italy?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Italy rank globally for electricity generation by source?
- El Salvador ranks 10th and Italy ranks 7th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Pinto et al. (2023); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – 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.