El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Electricity generation by source
El Salvador
1.34 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Nicaragua
0.69 terawatt-hours
in 2024
El Salvador rank
10th
Nicaragua rank
12th
Electricity generation by source over time
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.34 terawatt-hours against 0.69 terawatt-hours in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.65 terawatt-hours.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.9 times Nicaragua's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 10th and Nicaragua ranks 12th of 210 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.14 terawatt-hours | 0.251 terawatt-hours | 0.889 terawatt-hours | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.54 terawatt-hours | 0.615 terawatt-hours | 0.928 terawatt-hours | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.57 terawatt-hours | 0.714 terawatt-hours | 0.86 terawatt-hours | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation by source, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
- El Salvador, at 1.34 terawatt-hours against 0.69 terawatt-hours in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation by source between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 0.65 terawatt-hours, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for electricity generation by source?
- El Salvador ranks 10th and Nicaragua ranks 12th of 210 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.