El Salvador vs Zambia: Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources
El Salvador
86.5%
in 2025
Zambia
87.5%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
32nd
Zambia rank
29th
Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- El Salvador
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 87.5% against 86.5% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zambia ahead.
El Salvador ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 29th of 213 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.2% | 99.6% | 43.3% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 65.2% | 94.4% | 29.1% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 88.6% | 0.5% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources, El Salvador or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 87.5% against 86.5% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources between El Salvador and Zambia?
- 1.0%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Zambia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Zambia rank globally for share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- El Salvador ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 29th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of 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 as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region. 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.