El Salvador vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding
El Salvador
678.13 kWh per person
in 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa
17.87 kWh per person
in 2021
El Salvador rank
40th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
38th
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time
- El Salvador
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 678.13 kWh per person against 17.87 kWh per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 660.26 kWh per person.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 37.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 209 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.54 kWh per person | -5 kWh per person | 82.54 kWh per person | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 217.48 kWh per person | 4.7 kWh per person | 212.78 kWh per person | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 359.12 kWh per person | 8.53 kWh per person | 350.58 kWh per person | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 609.6 kWh per person | 16.55 kWh per person | 593.05 kWh per person | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, El Salvador or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- El Salvador, at 678.13 kWh per person against 17.87 kWh per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between El Salvador and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 660.26 kWh per person, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do El Salvador and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
- El Salvador ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.