Bulgaria vs El Salvador: Electricity generation from hydropower
Bulgaria
2.53 terawatt-hours
in 2025
El Salvador
1.96 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
86th
El Salvador rank
88th
Electricity generation from hydropower over time
- Bulgaria
- El Salvador
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 2.53 terawatt-hours against 1.96 terawatt-hours in El Salvador, a difference of 0.57 terawatt-hours.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.3 times El Salvador's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 86th and El Salvador ranks 88th of 214 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.01 terawatt-hours | 1.58 terawatt-hours | 1.43 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 4.02 terawatt-hours | 1.74 terawatt-hours | 2.27 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 3.31 terawatt-hours | 1.95 terawatt-hours | 1.35 terawatt-hours | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower, Bulgaria or El Salvador?
- Bulgaria, at 2.53 terawatt-hours against 1.96 terawatt-hours in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower between Bulgaria and El Salvador?
- 0.57 terawatt-hours, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and El Salvador?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and El Salvador rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Bulgaria ranks 86th and El Salvador ranks 88th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from hydropower. 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.