Belize vs El Salvador: Share of electricity generation from oil
Belize
12.8%
in 2024
El Salvador
13.5%
in 2025
Belize rank
87th
El Salvador rank
86th
Share of electricity generation from oil over time
- Belize
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 13.5% against 12.8% in Belize, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
Belize ranks 87th and El Salvador ranks 86th of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.1% | 43.8% | 10.7% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 34.8% | 28.2% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 12.0% | 0.4% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of electricity generation from oil, Belize or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 13.5% against 12.8% in Belize as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of electricity generation from oil between Belize and El Salvador?
- 0.7%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and El Salvador?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Belize and El Salvador rank globally for share of electricity generation from oil?
- Belize ranks 87th and El Salvador ranks 86th 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 oil. 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.