El Salvador vs Indonesia: Energy intensity of the economy

El Salvador
0.784 kWh per 2011$PPP
in 2016
Indonesia
0.757 kWh per 2011$PPP
in 2016
El Salvador rank
120th
Indonesia rank
122nd

Energy intensity of the economy over time

  • El Salvador
  • Indonesia
0.511.52196519902016

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.784 kWh per 2011$PPP against 0.757 kWh per 2011$PPP in Indonesia, a difference of 0.027 kWh per 2011$PPP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1980 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 120th and Indonesia ranks 122nd of 161 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Indonesia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Indonesia Difference Ahead
1980s 1.03 kWh per 2011$PPP 0.9547 kWh per 2011$PPP 0.0771 kWh per 2011$PPP El Salvador
1990s 0.985 kWh per 2011$PPP 1.14 kWh per 2011$PPP 0.1529 kWh per 2011$PPP Indonesia
2000s 0.9147 kWh per 2011$PPP 1.51 kWh per 2011$PPP 0.5929 kWh per 2011$PPP Indonesia
2010s 0.7911 kWh per 2011$PPP 0.8607 kWh per 2011$PPP 0.0696 kWh per 2011$PPP Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity of the economy, El Salvador or Indonesia?
El Salvador, at 0.784 kWh per 2011$PPP against 0.757 kWh per 2011$PPP in Indonesia as of 2016.
What is the difference in energy intensity of the economy between El Salvador and Indonesia?
0.027 kWh per 2011$PPP, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Indonesia?
37 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2016.
How do El Salvador and Indonesia rank globally for energy intensity of the economy?
El Salvador ranks 120th and Indonesia ranks 122nd of 161 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data based on BP; World Bank; and Maddison Project Database, published as Energy intensity of the economy (kWh per 2011$PPP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy intensity of the economy (kWh per 2011$PPP)
Unit
kWh per 2011$PPP
Source
Our World in Data based on BP; World Bank; and Maddison Project Database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
161 places, 6,650 data points, 1965–2016
Last refreshed

Energy intensity is measured as primary energy consumption per unit of gross domestic product. This is measured in kilowatt-hours per 2011$ (PPP).