Ecuador vs Portugal: Annual change in primary energy use

Ecuador
3.42 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Portugal
3.58 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ecuador rank
55th
Portugal rank
54th

Annual change in primary energy use over time

  • Ecuador
  • Portugal
-40-20020196619952025

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 3.58 terawatt-hours against 3.42 terawatt-hours in Ecuador, a difference of 0.16 terawatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 22 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Portugal ahead.

Ecuador ranks 55th and Portugal ranks 54th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8719 terawatt-hours 2.49 terawatt-hours 1.61 terawatt-hours Portugal
1970s 2.97 terawatt-hours 5.87 terawatt-hours 2.89 terawatt-hours Portugal
1980s 1.45 terawatt-hours 7.34 terawatt-hours 5.89 terawatt-hours Portugal
1990s 2.21 terawatt-hours 8.7 terawatt-hours 6.49 terawatt-hours Portugal
2000s 5.51 terawatt-hours -1.04 terawatt-hours 6.55 terawatt-hours Ecuador
2010s 3.81 terawatt-hours -0.5382 terawatt-hours 4.35 terawatt-hours Ecuador
2020s 4.43 terawatt-hours -6.18 terawatt-hours 10.61 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 Portugal?
Portugal, at 3.58 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 Portugal?
0.16 terawatt-hours, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Portugal?
60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and Portugal rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
Ecuador ranks 55th and Portugal ranks 54th 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

Indicator
Annual change in primary energy use
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
221 places, 10,501 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.