El Salvador vs New Zealand: Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity
El Salvador
0.6439 gigawatts
in 2024
New Zealand
0.578 gigawatts
in 2024
El Salvador rank
70th
New Zealand rank
71st
Solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity over time
- El Salvador
- New Zealand
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.6439 gigawatts against 0.578 gigawatts in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0659 gigawatts.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2013 it was New Zealand ahead.
El Salvador ranks 70th and New Zealand ranks 71st of 194 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1008 gigawatts | 0.0568 gigawatts | 0.044 gigawatts | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.5735 gigawatts | 0.3096 gigawatts | 0.2638 gigawatts | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity, El Salvador or New Zealand?
- El Salvador, at 0.6439 gigawatts against 0.578 gigawatts in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity between El Salvador and New Zealand?
- 0.0659 gigawatts, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and New Zealand?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and New Zealand rank globally for solar (photovoltaic) panels cumulative capacity?
- El Salvador ranks 70th and New Zealand ranks 71st 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.