Ecuador vs Saudi Arabia: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Ecuador
0.0002 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.0209 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ecuador rank
29th
Saudi Arabia rank
27th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Ecuador
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.0209 terawatt-hours against 0.0002 terawatt-hours in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0207 terawatt-hours.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 102.2 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 29th and Saudi Arabia ranks 27th of 78 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.001 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.001 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.0057 terawatt-hours | 0.0273 terawatt-hours | 0.0216 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.003 terawatt-hours | 0.0899 terawatt-hours | 0.0869 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | -0.0001 terawatt-hours | 0.0949 terawatt-hours | 0.095 terawatt-hours | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, Ecuador or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.0209 terawatt-hours against 0.0002 terawatt-hours in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Ecuador and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0207 terawatt-hours, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Saudi Arabia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Saudi Arabia rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Ecuador ranks 29th and Saudi Arabia ranks 27th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from coal. 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.