Ecuador vs Papua New Guinea: Fossil fuel consumption by fuel
Ecuador
4.66 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
4.84 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Ecuador rank
105th
Papua New Guinea rank
104th
Fossil fuel consumption by fuel over time
- Ecuador
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 4.84 terawatt-hours against 4.66 terawatt-hours in Ecuador, a difference of 0.18 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 105th and Papua New Guinea ranks 104th of 220 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.44 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.44 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 3.21 terawatt-hours | 0.8128 terawatt-hours | 2.4 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 4.35 terawatt-hours | 1.32 terawatt-hours | 3.03 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 7.7 terawatt-hours | 1.44 terawatt-hours | 6.26 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 5.65 terawatt-hours | 3.95 terawatt-hours | 1.7 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption by fuel, Ecuador or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 4.84 terawatt-hours against 4.66 terawatt-hours in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption by fuel between Ecuador and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.18 terawatt-hours, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Papua New Guinea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Papua New Guinea rank globally for fossil fuel consumption by fuel?
- Ecuador ranks 105th and Papua New Guinea ranks 104th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel consumption by fuel. 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.