El Salvador vs World: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

El Salvador
204,741 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
World
27,437 kWh per square kilometre
in 2021
El Salvador rank
19th
World rank
17th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • El Salvador
  • World
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 204,741 kWh per square kilometre against 27,437 kWh per square kilometre in World, a difference of 177,304 kWh per square kilometre.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 7.5 times World's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 19th and World ranks 17th of 208 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador World Difference Ahead
1990s 21,385 kWh per square kilometre 708.79 kWh per square kilometre 20,676 kWh per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 63,036 kWh per square kilometre 2,911 kWh per square kilometre 60,124 kWh per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 106,890 kWh per square kilometre 12,413 kWh per square kilometre 94,478 kWh per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 183,774 kWh per square kilometre 25,635 kWh per square kilometre 158,139 kWh per square kilometre 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 World?
El Salvador, at 204,741 kWh per square kilometre against 27,437 kWh per square kilometre in World as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between El Salvador and World?
177,304 kWh per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and World?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and World rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
El Salvador ranks 19th and World ranks 17th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per square kilometre
Unit
kWh per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
255 places, 7,259 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.