El Salvador vs Zimbabwe: Electricity generation from renewables
El Salvador
5.59 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Zimbabwe
5.86 terawatt-hours
in 2024
El Salvador rank
91st
Zimbabwe rank
88th
Electricity generation from renewables over time
- El Salvador
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 5.86 terawatt-hours against 5.59 terawatt-hours in El Salvador, a difference of 0.27 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
El Salvador ranks 91st and Zimbabwe ranks 88th of 209 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.85 terawatt-hours | 4.79 terawatt-hours | 1.94 terawatt-hours | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 3.93 terawatt-hours | 4.93 terawatt-hours | 0.993 terawatt-hours | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 5.75 terawatt-hours | 5.5 terawatt-hours | 0.254 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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 5.86 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 Zimbabwe?
- 0.27 terawatt-hours, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Zimbabwe?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Zimbabwe rank globally for electricity generation from renewables?
- El Salvador ranks 91st and Zimbabwe ranks 88th 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
Measured in terawatt-hours.