Ecuador vs Ghana: Coal consumption per person
Ecuador
5.41 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Ghana
9.34 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Ecuador rank
124th
Ghana rank
122nd
Coal consumption per person over time
- Ecuador
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 9.34 kilowatt-hours per person against 5.41 kilowatt-hours per person in Ecuador, a difference of 3.93 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.7 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ghana ahead.
Ecuador ranks 124th and Ghana ranks 122nd of 219 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1990s | 0.4754 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.4754 kilowatt-hours per person | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 10.46 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.46 kilowatt-hours per person | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 8.6 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.95 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.6557 kilowatt-hours per person | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 22.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 13.23 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.63 kilowatt-hours per person | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption per person, Ecuador or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 9.34 kilowatt-hours per person against 5.41 kilowatt-hours per person in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coal consumption per person between Ecuador and Ghana?
- 3.93 kilowatt-hours per person, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Ghana?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Ghana rank globally for coal consumption per person?
- Ecuador ranks 124th and Ghana ranks 122nd of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal consumption per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.