El Salvador vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Electricity generation per person

El Salvador
1,015 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1,023 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
El Salvador rank
147th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
146th

Electricity generation per person over time

  • El Salvador
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 1,023 kilowatt-hours against 1,015 kilowatt-hours in El Salvador, a difference of 8 kilowatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

El Salvador ranks 147th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 146th of 214 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
2000s 838.35 kilowatt-hours 883 kilowatt-hours 44.65 kilowatt-hours Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 982.67 kilowatt-hours 878.23 kilowatt-hours 104.45 kilowatt-hours El Salvador
2020s 1,040 kilowatt-hours 988.33 kilowatt-hours 51.35 kilowatt-hours El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation per person, El Salvador or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 1,023 kilowatt-hours against 1,015 kilowatt-hours in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity generation per person between El Salvador and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
8 kilowatt-hours, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for electricity generation per person?
El Salvador ranks 147th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 146th 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 per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity generation per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,642 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.