Brazil vs El Salvador: Share of electricity generation from renewables
Brazil
86.6%
in 2025
El Salvador
86.5%
in 2025
Brazil rank
27th
El Salvador rank
28th
Share of electricity generation from renewables over time
- Brazil
- El Salvador
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 86.6% against 86.5% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 27th and El Salvador ranks 28th of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.8% | 56.2% | 30.6% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 80.2% | 65.2% | 15.0% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 87.8% | 2.6% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of electricity generation from renewables, Brazil or El Salvador?
- Brazil, at 86.6% against 86.5% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of electricity generation from renewables between Brazil and El Salvador?
- 0.1%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and El Salvador?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and El Salvador rank globally for share of electricity generation from renewables?
- Brazil ranks 27th and El Salvador ranks 28th 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 renewables. 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.