El Salvador vs Euro area: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric
El Salvador
66.9%
in 2021
Euro area
25.8%
in 2021
El Salvador rank
2nd
Euro area rank
1st
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric over time
- El Salvador
- Euro area
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 66.9% against 25.8% in Euro area, a difference of 41.1%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 2.6 times Euro area's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 2nd and Euro area ranks 1st of 210 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Euro area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.8% | 0.3% | 14.5% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 26.7% | 4.8% | 21.9% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 17.0% | 20.2% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 60.1% | 26.2% | 34.0% | El Salvador |
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 Euro area?
- El Salvador, at 66.9% against 25.8% in Euro area as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric between El Salvador and Euro area?
- 41.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Euro area?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do El Salvador and Euro area rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
- El Salvador ranks 2nd and Euro area ranks 1st 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 (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from renewable sources of total electricity production. Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.