El Salvador vs Honduras: Share of electricity generation from hydropower
El Salvador
30.3%
in 2025
Honduras
30.4%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
63rd
Honduras rank
62nd
Share of electricity generation from hydropower over time
- El Salvador
- Honduras
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 30.4% against 30.3% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Honduras ahead.
El Salvador ranks 63rd and Honduras ranks 62nd of 210 countries.
Honduras has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.3% | 38.7% | 7.4% | Honduras |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 31.6% | 2.8% | Honduras |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 31.3% | 1.4% | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of electricity generation from hydropower, El Salvador or Honduras?
- Honduras, at 30.4% against 30.3% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of electricity generation from hydropower between El Salvador and Honduras?
- 0.1%, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Honduras?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Honduras rank globally for share of electricity generation from hydropower?
- El Salvador ranks 63rd and Honduras ranks 62nd of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of electricity generation from hydropower. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.