Botswana vs El Salvador: Energy intensity
Botswana
0.7452 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
El Salvador
0.7282 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Botswana rank
113th
El Salvador rank
116th
Energy intensity over time
- Botswana
- El Salvador
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.7452 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.7282 kilowatt-hours per dollar in El Salvador, a difference of 0.017 kilowatt-hours per dollar.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 113th and El Salvador ranks 116th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.58 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.6363 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.945 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Botswana |
| 1990s | 1.19 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.7689 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.4163 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.9463 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.7824 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.1639 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.7002 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.664 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.0361 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.6799 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.6842 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.0043 kilowatt-hours per dollar | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy intensity, Botswana or El Salvador?
- Botswana, at 0.7452 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.7282 kilowatt-hours per dollar in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in energy intensity between Botswana and El Salvador?
- 0.017 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and El Salvador?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Botswana and El Salvador rank globally for energy intensity?
- Botswana ranks 113th and El Salvador ranks 116th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy intensity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.