Ecuador vs Venezuela: Share of primary energy from hydropower
Ecuador
14.2%
in 2025
Venezuela
12.9%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
4th
Venezuela rank
7th
Share of primary energy from hydropower over time
- Ecuador
- Venezuela
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 14.2% against 12.9% in Venezuela, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Venezuela's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 4th and Venezuela ranks 7th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Venezuela in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | 1.0% | 2.2% | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 2.3% | 3.0% | 0.7% | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 5.4% | 4.9% | 0.5% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 8.6% | 0.6% | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 9.9% | 2.2% | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 9.4% | 0.2% | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 13.5% | 0.5% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from hydropower, Ecuador or Venezuela?
- Ecuador, at 14.2% against 12.9% in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from hydropower between Ecuador and Venezuela?
- 1.3%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Venezuela?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Venezuela rank globally for share of primary energy from hydropower?
- Ecuador ranks 4th and Venezuela ranks 7th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from hydropower. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.