El Salvador vs Latin America & Caribbean: Renewable electricity output
El Salvador
95.6%
in 2021
Latin America & Caribbean
56.7%
in 2021
El Salvador rank
9th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
6th
Renewable electricity output over time
- El Salvador
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 95.6% against 56.7% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 38.9%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.7 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 9th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 6th of 210 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.7% | 65.7% | 1.0% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 58.2% | 57.5% | 0.6% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 54.1% | 11.6% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 90.9% | 57.6% | 33.3% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable electricity output, El Salvador or Latin America & Caribbean?
- El Salvador, at 95.6% against 56.7% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2021.
- What is the difference in renewable electricity output between El Salvador and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 38.9%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do El Salvador and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for renewable electricity output?
- El Salvador ranks 9th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 6th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.