Ecuador vs Korea: Annual percentage change in primary energy from solar
Ecuador
2.6%
in 2025
Korea
1.1%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
70th
Korea rank
71st
Annual percentage change in primary energy from solar over time
- Ecuador
- Korea
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 2.6% against 1.1% in Korea, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 2.4 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Korea ahead.
Ecuador ranks 70th and Korea ranks 71st of 78 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 160.8% | 156.2% | Korea |
| 2010s | 206.6% | 40.8% | 165.8% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | -0.4% | 18.4% | 18.7% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from solar, Ecuador or Korea?
- Ecuador, at 2.6% against 1.1% in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from solar between Ecuador and Korea?
- 1.5%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Korea?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Korea rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from solar?
- Ecuador ranks 70th and Korea ranks 71st 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 solar. 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.