El Salvador vs Uganda: Electricity generation from renewables

El Salvador
5.59 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Uganda
5.64 terawatt-hours
in 2024
El Salvador rank
91st
Uganda rank
90th

Electricity generation from renewables over time

  • El Salvador
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 5.64 terawatt-hours against 5.59 terawatt-hours in El Salvador, a difference of 0.05 terawatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 91st and Uganda ranks 90th of 209 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Uganda Difference Ahead
2000s 2.85 terawatt-hours 1.64 terawatt-hours 1.2 terawatt-hours El Salvador
2010s 3.93 terawatt-hours 3.14 terawatt-hours 0.794 terawatt-hours El Salvador
2020s 5.75 terawatt-hours 5.29 terawatt-hours 0.458 terawatt-hours El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from renewables, El Salvador or Uganda?
Uganda, at 5.64 terawatt-hours against 5.59 terawatt-hours in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity generation from renewables between El Salvador and Uganda?
0.05 terawatt-hours, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uganda?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Uganda rank globally for electricity generation from renewables?
El Salvador ranks 91st and Uganda ranks 90th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from renewables
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 7,081 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.