El Salvador vs France: Electricity from renewables by source
El Salvador
1.34 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France
0.57 terawatt-hours
in 2025
El Salvador rank
10th
France rank
13th
Electricity from renewables by source over time
- El Salvador
- France
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.34 terawatt-hours against 0.57 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 0.77 terawatt-hours.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 2.4 times France's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 10th and France ranks 13th of 214 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.14 terawatt-hours | 0.477 terawatt-hours | 0.663 terawatt-hours | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.54 terawatt-hours | 0.564 terawatt-hours | 0.979 terawatt-hours | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.54 terawatt-hours | 0.585 terawatt-hours | 0.95 terawatt-hours | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity from renewables by source, El Salvador or France?
- El Salvador, at 1.34 terawatt-hours against 0.57 terawatt-hours in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity from renewables by source between El Salvador and France?
- 0.77 terawatt-hours, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and France?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and France rank globally for electricity from renewables by source?
- El Salvador ranks 10th and France ranks 13th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Pinto et al. (2023); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity from renewables by source. 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.