Ecuador vs El Salvador: Fossil fuel consumption by fuel
Ecuador
4.66 terawatt-hours
in 2025
El Salvador
4.97 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Ecuador rank
105th
El Salvador rank
103rd
Fossil fuel consumption by fuel over time
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 4.97 terawatt-hours against 4.66 terawatt-hours in Ecuador, a difference of 0.31 terawatt-hours.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 105th and El Salvador ranks 103rd of 220 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.44 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.44 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 3.21 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 3.21 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 4.35 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 4.35 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 7.7 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 7.7 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 5.65 terawatt-hours | 2.96 terawatt-hours | 2.7 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption by fuel, Ecuador or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 4.97 terawatt-hours against 4.66 terawatt-hours in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption by fuel between Ecuador and El Salvador?
- 0.31 terawatt-hours, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and El Salvador?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and El Salvador rank globally for fossil fuel consumption by fuel?
- Ecuador ranks 105th and El Salvador ranks 103rd of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel consumption by fuel. 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.