Ecuador vs Latvia: Global primary energy use by source
Ecuador
1.25 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Latvia
1.72 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ecuador rank
52nd
Latvia rank
50th
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Ecuador
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 1.72 terawatt-hours against 1.25 terawatt-hours in Ecuador, a difference of 0.47 terawatt-hours.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.4 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Latvia ahead.
Ecuador ranks 52nd and Latvia ranks 50th of 77 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.0894 terawatt-hours | 0.1819 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 1.13 terawatt-hours | 1.83 terawatt-hours | 0.6952 terawatt-hours | Latvia |
| 2020s | 1.29 terawatt-hours | 2.21 terawatt-hours | 0.923 terawatt-hours | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, Ecuador or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 1.72 terawatt-hours against 1.25 terawatt-hours in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between Ecuador and Latvia?
- 0.47 terawatt-hours, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Latvia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Latvia rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Ecuador ranks 52nd and Latvia ranks 50th of 77 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.