Ecuador vs South Africa: Global primary energy use by source
Ecuador
1.25 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Africa
0.8523 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ecuador rank
53rd
South Africa rank
56th
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Ecuador
- South Africa
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1.25 terawatt-hours against 0.8523 terawatt-hours in South Africa, a difference of 0.3977 terawatt-hours.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.5 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Africa ahead.
Ecuador ranks 53rd and South Africa ranks 56th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.1921 terawatt-hours | 0.1921 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.2713 terawatt-hours | 1.31 terawatt-hours | 1.04 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.13 terawatt-hours | 0.9984 terawatt-hours | 0.1363 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 1.29 terawatt-hours | 0.6031 terawatt-hours | 0.6833 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 South Africa?
- Ecuador, at 1.25 terawatt-hours against 0.8523 terawatt-hours in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between Ecuador and South Africa?
- 0.3977 terawatt-hours, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and South Africa?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and South Africa rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Ecuador ranks 53rd and South Africa ranks 56th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β 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.