Ecuador vs Nicaragua: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total)
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) over time
- Ecuador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 36.1% against 32.0% in Ecuador, a difference of 4.1%.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Ecuador ranks 152nd and Nicaragua ranks 149th of 210 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.9% | 53.6% | 23.7% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 41.8% | 71.9% | 30.1% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 50.6% | 9.7% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 33.5% | 9.1% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, Ecuador or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 36.1% against 32.0% in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources between Ecuador and Nicaragua?
- 4.1%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Nicaragua?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Nicaragua rank globally for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Ecuador ranks 152nd and Nicaragua ranks 149th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.