El Salvador vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Net electricity imports
El Salvador
-0.19 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iran, Islamic Republic of
-0.18 terawatt-hours
in 2025
El Salvador rank
172nd
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
171st
Net electricity imports over time
- El Salvador
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
How they compare
Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports -0.18 terawatt-hours against -0.19 terawatt-hours in El Salvador, a difference of 0.01 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 172nd and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 171st of 210 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Iran, Islamic Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.252 terawatt-hours | -0.776 terawatt-hours | 1.03 terawatt-hours | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.739 terawatt-hours | -4.96 terawatt-hours | 5.7 terawatt-hours | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.2717 terawatt-hours | -4.89 terawatt-hours | 5.17 terawatt-hours | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net electricity imports, El Salvador or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of, at -0.18 terawatt-hours against -0.19 terawatt-hours in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net electricity imports between El Salvador and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- 0.01 terawatt-hours, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for net electricity imports?
- El Salvador ranks 172nd and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 171st of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Net electricity imports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.