El Salvador vs Papua New Guinea: Fossil fuel consumption by fuel
El Salvador
4.97 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
4.84 terawatt-hours
in 2024
El Salvador rank
103rd
Papua New Guinea rank
104th
Fossil fuel consumption by fuel over time
- El Salvador
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 4.97 terawatt-hours against 4.84 terawatt-hours in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.13 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
El Salvador ranks 103rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 104th of 220 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.8128 terawatt-hours | 0.8128 terawatt-hours | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.32 terawatt-hours | 1.32 terawatt-hours | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.44 terawatt-hours | 1.44 terawatt-hours | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.96 terawatt-hours | 3.95 terawatt-hours | 0.9953 terawatt-hours | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption by fuel, El Salvador or Papua New Guinea?
- El Salvador, at 4.97 terawatt-hours against 4.84 terawatt-hours in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption by fuel between El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.13 terawatt-hours, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Papua New Guinea rank globally for fossil fuel consumption by fuel?
- El Salvador ranks 103rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 104th 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) – 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.