Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 37th and El Salvador ranks 34th of 202 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 37th and El Salvador ranks 34th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.