El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric
El Salvador
66.9%
in 2021
Nicaragua
55.3%
in 2021
El Salvador rank
2nd
Nicaragua rank
4th
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric over time
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 66.9% against 55.3% in Nicaragua, a difference of 11.6%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nicaragua ahead.
El Salvador ranks 2nd and Nicaragua ranks 4th of 210 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.8% | 25.4% | 10.6% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 26.7% | 16.7% | 10.0% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 40.0% | 2.9% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 60.1% | 55.2% | 4.9% | 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 Nicaragua?
- El Salvador, at 66.9% against 55.3% in Nicaragua as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 11.6%, with El Salvador 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 hydroelectric?
- El Salvador ranks 2nd and Nicaragua 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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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.