Bolivia vs El Salvador: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Bolivia
4.92 terawatt-hours
in 2025
El Salvador
5.59 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Bolivia rank
97th
El Salvador rank
94th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Bolivia
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 5.59 terawatt-hours against 4.92 terawatt-hours in Bolivia, a difference of 0.67 terawatt-hours.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
Bolivia ranks 97th and El Salvador ranks 94th of 209 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.18 terawatt-hours | 2.85 terawatt-hours | 0.664 terawatt-hours | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 2.58 terawatt-hours | 3.93 terawatt-hours | 1.35 terawatt-hours | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 4.29 terawatt-hours | 5.72 terawatt-hours | 1.44 terawatt-hours | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Bolivia or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 5.59 terawatt-hours against 4.92 terawatt-hours in Bolivia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Bolivia and El Salvador?
- 0.67 terawatt-hours, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and El Salvador?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Bolivia and El Salvador rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Bolivia ranks 97th and El Salvador ranks 94th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. 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.