Cameroon vs El Salvador: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Cameroon
5.31 terawatt-hours
in 2024
El Salvador
5.59 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Cameroon rank
96th
El Salvador rank
94th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Cameroon
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 5.59 terawatt-hours against 5.31 terawatt-hours in Cameroon, a difference of 0.28 terawatt-hours.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 96th and El Salvador ranks 94th of 209 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.78 terawatt-hours | 2.85 terawatt-hours | 0.933 terawatt-hours | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 4.57 terawatt-hours | 3.93 terawatt-hours | 0.641 terawatt-hours | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 5.29 terawatt-hours | 5.75 terawatt-hours | 0.456 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, Cameroon or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 5.59 terawatt-hours against 5.31 terawatt-hours in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Cameroon and El Salvador?
- 0.28 terawatt-hours, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and El Salvador?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and El Salvador rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Cameroon ranks 96th and El Salvador ranks 94th of 209 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. 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.