El Salvador vs Mexico: Net electricity imports
El Salvador
-0.19 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Mexico
-0.31 terawatt-hours
in 2025
El Salvador rank
172nd
Mexico rank
174th
Net electricity imports over time
- El Salvador
- Mexico
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports -0.19 terawatt-hours against -0.31 terawatt-hours in Mexico, a difference of 0.12 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mexico ahead.
El Salvador ranks 172nd and Mexico ranks 174th 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 | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.252 terawatt-hours | -0.663 terawatt-hours | 0.915 terawatt-hours | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.739 terawatt-hours | 0.086 terawatt-hours | 0.653 terawatt-hours | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.2717 terawatt-hours | 0.1867 terawatt-hours | 0.085 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 Mexico?
- El Salvador, at -0.19 terawatt-hours against -0.31 terawatt-hours in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net electricity imports between El Salvador and Mexico?
- 0.12 terawatt-hours, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Mexico rank globally for net electricity imports?
- El Salvador ranks 172nd and Mexico ranks 174th 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.