El Salvador vs Iraq: Electricity generation from hydropower
El Salvador
1.96 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iraq
2 terawatt-hours
in 2024
El Salvador rank
88th
Iraq rank
87th
Electricity generation from hydropower over time
- El Salvador
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 2 terawatt-hours against 1.96 terawatt-hours in El Salvador, a difference of 0.04 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 88th and Iraq ranks 87th of 214 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.58 terawatt-hours | 2.72 terawatt-hours | 1.14 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 2010s | 1.74 terawatt-hours | 3.51 terawatt-hours | 1.77 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
| 2020s | 1.95 terawatt-hours | 2.71 terawatt-hours | 0.758 terawatt-hours | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower, El Salvador or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 2 terawatt-hours against 1.96 terawatt-hours in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower between El Salvador and Iraq?
- 0.04 terawatt-hours, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iraq?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Iraq rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower?
- El Salvador ranks 88th and Iraq ranks 87th 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.