Ecuador vs Romania: Global primary energy use by source
Ecuador
1.25 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Romania
1.68 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ecuador rank
52nd
Romania rank
51st
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Ecuador
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 1.68 terawatt-hours against 1.25 terawatt-hours in Ecuador, a difference of 0.43 terawatt-hours.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.3 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Romania ahead.
Ecuador ranks 52nd and Romania ranks 51st of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Romania | 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 | 0.0086 terawatt-hours | 0.0086 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2000s | 0.2713 terawatt-hours | 0.027 terawatt-hours | 0.2443 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 1.13 terawatt-hours | 1.15 terawatt-hours | 0.0166 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2020s | 1.29 terawatt-hours | 1.68 terawatt-hours | 0.3916 terawatt-hours | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, Ecuador or Romania?
- Romania, at 1.68 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 Romania?
- 0.43 terawatt-hours, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Romania?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Romania rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Ecuador ranks 52nd and Romania ranks 51st 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.