El Salvador vs Nauru: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon)
El Salvador
878.17 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Nauru
835.56 kilowatt-hours
in 2024
El Salvador rank
83rd
Nauru rank
84th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person (low-carbon) over time
- El Salvador
- Nauru
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 878.17 kilowatt-hours against 835.56 kilowatt-hours in Nauru, a difference of 42.61 kilowatt-hours.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Nauru's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 83rd and Nauru ranks 84th of 214 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 474.17 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 474.17 kilowatt-hours | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 638.26 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 638.26 kilowatt-hours | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 915.09 kilowatt-hours | 167.11 kilowatt-hours | 747.98 kilowatt-hours | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person, El Salvador or Nauru?
- El Salvador, at 878.17 kilowatt-hours against 835.56 kilowatt-hours in Nauru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person between El Salvador and Nauru?
- 42.61 kilowatt-hours, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nauru?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Nauru rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person?
- El Salvador ranks 83rd and Nauru ranks 84th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.