Ecuador vs Portugal: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Ecuador
1.8%
in 2025
Portugal
1.7%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
106th
Portugal rank
107th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Ecuador
- Portugal
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1.8% against 1.7% in Portugal, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Portugal ahead.
Ecuador ranks 106th and Portugal ranks 107th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.4% | 5.5% | 4.0% | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 13.6% | 8.0% | 5.6% | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 5.3% | 2.1% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 4.0% | 0.5% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 5.5% | -0.4% | 5.9% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 2.6% | -0.1% | 2.8% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 3.0% | -2.5% | 5.5% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Ecuador or Portugal?
- Ecuador, at 1.8% against 1.7% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Ecuador and Portugal?
- 0.1%, with Ecuador 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 percentage change in primary energy use?
- Ecuador ranks 106th and Portugal ranks 107th of 216 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.