Cuba vs El Salvador: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
Cuba
7,674 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
El Salvador
7,386 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Cuba rank
139th
El Salvador rank
142nd
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time
- Cuba
- El Salvador
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 7,674 kilowatt-hours per person against 7,386 kilowatt-hours per person in El Salvador, a difference of 288 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 139th and El Salvador ranks 142nd of 218 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13,976 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,083 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,893 kilowatt-hours per person | Cuba |
| 1990s | 11,643 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,225 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,418 kilowatt-hours per person | Cuba |
| 2000s | 9,440 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,864 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,576 kilowatt-hours per person | Cuba |
| 2010s | 10,462 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,384 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,079 kilowatt-hours per person | Cuba |
| 2020s | 8,079 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,725 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,354 kilowatt-hours per person | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy use per person vs. gdp per capita, Cuba or El Salvador?
- Cuba, at 7,674 kilowatt-hours per person against 7,386 kilowatt-hours per person in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in energy use per person vs. gdp per capita between Cuba and El Salvador?
- 288 kilowatt-hours per person, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and El Salvador?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and El Salvador rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Cuba ranks 139th and El Salvador ranks 142nd of 218 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 use per person vs. GDP per capita. 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 person.