Ecuador vs Saudi Arabia: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
Ecuador
0.2%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
1.2%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
27th
Saudi Arabia rank
24th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- Ecuador
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.2% against 0.2% in Ecuador, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 5.9 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Ecuador ranks 27th and Saudi Arabia ranks 24th of 78 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 602.3% | 34.4% | 567.9% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 26.1% | 2.6% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 7.7% | 24.7% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from coal, Ecuador or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 1.2% against 0.2% in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between Ecuador and Saudi Arabia?
- 1.0%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Saudi Arabia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Saudi Arabia rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- Ecuador ranks 27th and Saudi Arabia ranks 24th 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.