El Salvador vs Iran: Primary energy use, per square kilometre
El Salvador
0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Iran
0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
64th
Iran rank
67th
Primary energy use, per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- Iran
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Iran, a difference of 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 64th and Iran ranks 67th of 204 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Iran in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.0009 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0006 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.0014 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0012 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.0016 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0017 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Iran |
| 2020s | 0.002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0021 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, per square kilometre, El Salvador or Iran?
- El Salvador, at 0.0024 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0022 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary energy use, per square kilometre between El Salvador and Iran?
- 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iran?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Iran rank globally for primary energy use, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 64th and Iran ranks 67th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary energy use, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Primary energy use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.