El Salvador vs Sweden: Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel
El Salvador
783.45 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Sweden
797.37 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
El Salvador rank
100th
Sweden rank
99th
Fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel over time
- El Salvador
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 797.37 kilowatt-hours per person against 783.45 kilowatt-hours per person in El Salvador, a difference of 13.92 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sweden ahead.
El Salvador ranks 100th and Sweden ranks 99th of 215 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 150.02 kilowatt-hours per person | 150.02 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 873.33 kilowatt-hours per person | 873.33 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,022 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,022 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,091 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,091 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 468.55 kilowatt-hours per person | 891.78 kilowatt-hours per person | 423.23 kilowatt-hours per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel, El Salvador or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 797.37 kilowatt-hours per person against 783.45 kilowatt-hours per person in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel between El Salvador and Sweden?
- 13.92 kilowatt-hours per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sweden?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Sweden rank globally for fossil fuel consumption per person, by fuel?
- El Salvador ranks 100th and Sweden ranks 99th of 215 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 Fossil fuel consumption per person, 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 kilowatt-hours per person.