El Salvador vs Greenland: Share of electricity generation from oil
El Salvador
13.5%
in 2025
Greenland
16.7%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
89th
Greenland rank
86th
Share of electricity generation from oil over time
- El Salvador
- Greenland
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 16.7% against 13.5% in El Salvador, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes Greenland's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 89th and Greenland ranks 86th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Greenland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.8% | 42.2% | 1.6% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 34.8% | 21.0% | 13.7% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 16.1% | 4.2% | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of electricity generation from oil, El Salvador or Greenland?
- Greenland, at 16.7% against 13.5% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of electricity generation from oil between El Salvador and Greenland?
- 3.2%, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Greenland?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Greenland rank globally for share of electricity generation from oil?
- El Salvador ranks 89th and Greenland ranks 86th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – 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.