El Salvador vs Gabon: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
El Salvador
7,386 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Gabon
6,763 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
El Salvador rank
142nd
Gabon rank
145th
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Gabon
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 7,386 kilowatt-hours per person against 6,763 kilowatt-hours per person in Gabon, a difference of 623 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Gabon ahead.
El Salvador ranks 142nd and Gabon ranks 145th of 218 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,083 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,442 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,359 kilowatt-hours per person | Gabon |
| 1990s | 3,225 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,450 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,225 kilowatt-hours per person | Gabon |
| 2000s | 4,864 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,651 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,788 kilowatt-hours per person | Gabon |
| 2010s | 5,384 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,851 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,467 kilowatt-hours per person | Gabon |
| 2020s | 6,725 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,743 kilowatt-hours per person | 18.33 kilowatt-hours per person | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy use per person vs. gdp per capita, El Salvador or Gabon?
- El Salvador, at 7,386 kilowatt-hours per person against 6,763 kilowatt-hours per person in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in energy use per person vs. gdp per capita between El Salvador and Gabon?
- 623 kilowatt-hours per person, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Gabon?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Gabon rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 142nd and Gabon ranks 145th 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.