El Salvador vs OECD members: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric
El Salvador
66.9%
in 2021
OECD members
16.7%
in 2021
El Salvador rank
2nd
OECD members rank
5th
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric over time
- El Salvador
- OECD members
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 66.9% against 16.7% in OECD members, a difference of 50.2%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 4.0 times OECD members's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 2nd and OECD members ranks 5th 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 | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.8% | 0.9% | 13.9% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 26.7% | 2.9% | 23.8% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 9.4% | 27.7% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 60.1% | 16.4% | 43.7% | 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 OECD members?
- El Salvador, at 66.9% against 16.7% in OECD members as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric between El Salvador and OECD members?
- 50.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and OECD members?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do El Salvador and OECD members rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
- El Salvador ranks 2nd and OECD members ranks 5th 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.