Ecuador vs Hong Kong: Global primary energy use by source
Ecuador
1.25 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Hong Kong
0.8217 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ecuador rank
53rd
Hong Kong rank
57th
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Ecuador
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1.25 terawatt-hours against 0.8217 terawatt-hours in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.4283 terawatt-hours.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.5 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Ecuador ranks 53rd and Hong Kong ranks 57th of 80 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0.2713 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.2713 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 1.13 terawatt-hours | 0.1608 terawatt-hours | 0.974 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 1.29 terawatt-hours | 0.7303 terawatt-hours | 0.5561 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, Ecuador or Hong Kong?
- Ecuador, at 1.25 terawatt-hours against 0.8217 terawatt-hours in Hong Kong as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between Ecuador and Hong Kong?
- 0.4283 terawatt-hours, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Hong Kong?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Hong Kong rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Ecuador ranks 53rd and Hong Kong ranks 57th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global primary energy use by source. 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 of total energy supply.