El Salvador vs Europe & Central Asia: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric

El Salvador
66.9%
in 2021
Europe & Central Asia
17.2%
in 2021
El Salvador rank
2nd
Europe & Central Asia rank
4th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric over time

  • El Salvador
  • Europe & Central Asia
0204060199020052021

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 66.9% against 17.2% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 49.7%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 3.9 times Europe & Central Asia's.

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

El Salvador ranks 2nd and Europe & Central Asia ranks 4th 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 Europe & Central Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 14.8% 0.2% 14.6% El Salvador
2000s 26.7% 3.0% 23.7% El Salvador
2010s 37.1% 10.8% 26.3% El Salvador
2020s 60.1% 17.4% 42.7% 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 Europe & Central Asia?
El Salvador, at 66.9% against 17.2% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric between El Salvador and Europe & Central Asia?
49.7%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Europe & Central Asia?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
El Salvador ranks 2nd and Europe & Central Asia ranks 4th 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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Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)
Unit
% of total
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
257 places, 7,429 data points, 1990–2021
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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.