Ecuador vs New Zealand: Annual change in primary energy use
Ecuador
3.42 terawatt-hours
in 2025
New Zealand
3.09 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ecuador rank
55th
New Zealand rank
58th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Ecuador
- New Zealand
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 3.42 terawatt-hours against 3.09 terawatt-hours in New Zealand, a difference of 0.33 terawatt-hours.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was New Zealand ahead.
Ecuador ranks 55th and New Zealand ranks 58th of 219 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8719 terawatt-hours | 1.64 terawatt-hours | 0.764 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 2.97 terawatt-hours | 2.46 terawatt-hours | 0.5106 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 1.45 terawatt-hours | 4.14 terawatt-hours | 2.69 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 2.21 terawatt-hours | 4.69 terawatt-hours | 2.48 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 5.51 terawatt-hours | 2.39 terawatt-hours | 3.11 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 3.81 terawatt-hours | 6.03 terawatt-hours | 2.21 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 4.43 terawatt-hours | -2.97 terawatt-hours | 7.4 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 New Zealand?
- Ecuador, at 3.42 terawatt-hours against 3.09 terawatt-hours in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Ecuador and New Zealand?
- 0.33 terawatt-hours, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and New Zealand?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and New Zealand rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Ecuador ranks 55th and New Zealand ranks 58th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β 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.