Afghanistan vs El Salvador: Primary energy use
Afghanistan
39.45 terawatt-hours
in 2024
El Salvador
46.81 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
120th
El Salvador rank
119th
Primary energy use over time
- Afghanistan
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 46.81 terawatt-hours against 39.45 terawatt-hours in Afghanistan, a difference of 7.36 terawatt-hours.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was El Salvador ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 120th and El Salvador ranks 119th of 219 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.95 terawatt-hours | 10.16 terawatt-hours | 3.79 terawatt-hours | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 9.87 terawatt-hours | 18.51 terawatt-hours | 8.65 terawatt-hours | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 7.96 terawatt-hours | 29.19 terawatt-hours | 21.23 terawatt-hours | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 36.03 terawatt-hours | 33.19 terawatt-hours | 2.84 terawatt-hours | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 43.86 terawatt-hours | 42.29 terawatt-hours | 1.58 terawatt-hours | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Afghanistan or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 46.81 terawatt-hours against 39.45 terawatt-hours in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Afghanistan and El Salvador?
- 7.36 terawatt-hours, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and El Salvador?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and El Salvador rank globally for primary energy use?
- Afghanistan ranks 120th and El Salvador ranks 119th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.