Ecuador vs North Korea: Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal
Ecuador
0.23 terawatt-hours
in 2025
North Korea
0.17 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Ecuador rank
107th
North Korea rank
110th
Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal over time
- Ecuador
- North Korea
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.23 terawatt-hours against 0.17 terawatt-hours in North Korea, a difference of 0.06 terawatt-hours.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.4 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was North Korea ahead.
Ecuador ranks 107th and North Korea ranks 110th of 212 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010s | 0.078 terawatt-hours | 0.028 terawatt-hours | 0.05 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.168 terawatt-hours | 0.14 terawatt-hours | 0.028 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal, Ecuador or North Korea?
- Ecuador, at 0.23 terawatt-hours against 0.17 terawatt-hours in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal between Ecuador and North Korea?
- 0.06 terawatt-hours, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and North Korea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and North Korea rank globally for electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal?
- Ecuador ranks 107th and North Korea ranks 110th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.