El Salvador vs Switzerland: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric
El Salvador
4.24 billion kWh
in 2021
Switzerland
5.05 billion kWh
in 2021
El Salvador rank
51st
Switzerland rank
50th
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric over time
- El Salvador
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 5.05 billion kWh against 4.24 billion kWh in El Salvador, a difference of 808.76 million kWh.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 51st and Switzerland ranks 50th of 210 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 443.10 million kWh | -515.00 million kWh | 958.10 million kWh | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.31 billion kWh | 1.07 billion kWh | 232.90 million kWh | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 2.21 billion kWh | 2.76 billion kWh | 546.93 million kWh | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 3.81 billion kWh | 4.89 billion kWh | 1.08 billion kWh | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, El Salvador or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 5.05 billion kWh against 4.24 billion kWh in El Salvador as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric between El Salvador and Switzerland?
- 808.76 million kWh, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Switzerland?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do El Salvador and Switzerland rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
- El Salvador ranks 51st and Switzerland ranks 50th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh). 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 in kilowatt-hour (kWh), excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.