Bangladesh vs El Salvador: Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity
Bangladesh
0.7084 gigawatts
in 2024
El Salvador
0.6439 gigawatts
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
68th
El Salvador rank
70th
Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity over time
- Bangladesh
- El Salvador
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 0.7084 gigawatts against 0.6439 gigawatts in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0645 gigawatts.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2013 it was El Salvador ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 68th and El Salvador ranks 70th of 194 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0243 gigawatts | 0.1008 gigawatts | 0.0766 gigawatts | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.4199 gigawatts | 0.5735 gigawatts | 0.1536 gigawatts | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity, Bangladesh or El Salvador?
- Bangladesh, at 0.7084 gigawatts against 0.6439 gigawatts in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity between Bangladesh and El Salvador?
- 0.0645 gigawatts, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and El Salvador?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and El Salvador rank globally for solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity?
- Bangladesh ranks 68th and El Salvador ranks 70th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IRENA (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Solar photovoltaic (on-grid) electricity installed capacity, measured in gigawatts.