El Salvador vs Uruguay: Oil consumption

El Salvador
34.69 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Uruguay
33.33 terawatt-hours
in 2024
El Salvador rank
100th
Uruguay rank
103rd

Oil consumption over time

  • El Salvador
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 34.69 terawatt-hours against 33.33 terawatt-hours in Uruguay, a difference of 1.36 terawatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Uruguay ahead.

El Salvador ranks 100th and Uruguay ranks 103rd of 220 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Uruguay Difference Ahead
1980s 8.47 terawatt-hours 18.75 terawatt-hours 10.27 terawatt-hours Uruguay
1990s 16.59 terawatt-hours 21.62 terawatt-hours 5.03 terawatt-hours Uruguay
2000s 25.61 terawatt-hours 28.54 terawatt-hours 2.93 terawatt-hours Uruguay
2010s 27.64 terawatt-hours 32.88 terawatt-hours 5.23 terawatt-hours Uruguay
2020s 31.83 terawatt-hours 32.44 terawatt-hours 0.6103 terawatt-hours Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oil consumption, El Salvador or Uruguay?
El Salvador, at 34.69 terawatt-hours against 33.33 terawatt-hours in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in oil consumption between El Salvador and Uruguay?
1.36 terawatt-hours, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uruguay?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Uruguay rank globally for oil consumption?
El Salvador ranks 100th and Uruguay ranks 103rd of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Oil consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Oil consumption
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
222 places, 10,699 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.