El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding
El Salvador
0.1461 kWh per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Nicaragua
0.1639 kWh per US$ of GDP
in 2021
El Salvador rank
3rd
Nicaragua rank
2nd
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.1639 kWh per US$ of GDP against 0.1461 kWh per US$ of GDP in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0178 kWh per US$ of GDP.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nicaragua ahead.
El Salvador ranks 3rd and Nicaragua ranks 2nd of 205 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0581 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.2022 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.1441 kWh per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.0876 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.077 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0107 kWh per US$ of GDP | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.0961 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.146 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.05 kWh per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.1407 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.164 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0233 kWh per US$ of GDP | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 0.1639 kWh per US$ of GDP against 0.1461 kWh per US$ of GDP in El Salvador as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 0.0178 kWh per US$ of GDP, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
- El Salvador ranks 3rd and Nicaragua ranks 2nd of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.