Ecuador vs Netherlands: Annual change in primary energy use
Ecuador
3.42 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands
3.65 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ecuador rank
55th
Netherlands rank
52nd
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Ecuador
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 3.65 terawatt-hours against 3.42 terawatt-hours in Ecuador, a difference of 0.23 terawatt-hours.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Netherlands ahead.
Ecuador ranks 55th and Netherlands ranks 52nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8719 terawatt-hours | 42.72 terawatt-hours | 41.85 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 2.97 terawatt-hours | 34.45 terawatt-hours | 31.48 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 1.45 terawatt-hours | -4.04 terawatt-hours | 5.48 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 2.21 terawatt-hours | 14.32 terawatt-hours | 12.11 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 5.51 terawatt-hours | 7.12 terawatt-hours | 1.61 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 3.81 terawatt-hours | -10.84 terawatt-hours | 14.65 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 4.43 terawatt-hours | -19.32 terawatt-hours | 23.75 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Ecuador or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 3.65 terawatt-hours against 3.42 terawatt-hours in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Ecuador and Netherlands?
- 0.23 terawatt-hours, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Netherlands?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Netherlands rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Ecuador ranks 55th and Netherlands ranks 52nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.