El Salvador vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Primary energy use per person

El Salvador
7,386 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
7,301 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
El Salvador rank
142nd
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
143rd

Primary energy use per person over time

  • El Salvador
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
05.0k10.0k15.0k198020022024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 7,386 kilowatt-hours per person against 7,301 kilowatt-hours per person in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 85 kilowatt-hours per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

El Salvador ranks 142nd and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 143rd of 218 countries.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1980s 2,083 kilowatt-hours per person 14,722 kilowatt-hours per person 12,639 kilowatt-hours per person Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s 3,225 kilowatt-hours per person 12,689 kilowatt-hours per person 9,464 kilowatt-hours per person Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 4,864 kilowatt-hours per person 11,548 kilowatt-hours per person 6,684 kilowatt-hours per person Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 5,384 kilowatt-hours per person 6,714 kilowatt-hours per person 1,330 kilowatt-hours per person Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 6,725 kilowatt-hours per person 7,317 kilowatt-hours per person 592.27 kilowatt-hours per person Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy use per person, El Salvador or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
El Salvador, at 7,386 kilowatt-hours per person against 7,301 kilowatt-hours per person in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary energy use per person between El Salvador and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
85 kilowatt-hours per person, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for primary energy use per person?
El Salvador ranks 142nd and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 143rd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary energy use per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
218 places, 10,541 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.