Ecuador vs Ethiopia: Electricity generation from hydropower
Ecuador
28.51 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ethiopia
32.19 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ecuador rank
27th
Ethiopia rank
25th
Electricity generation from hydropower over time
- Ecuador
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 32.19 terawatt-hours against 28.51 terawatt-hours in Ecuador, a difference of 3.68 terawatt-hours.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 27th and Ethiopia ranks 25th of 215 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.96 terawatt-hours | 2.65 terawatt-hours | 5.31 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 14.76 terawatt-hours | 9.74 terawatt-hours | 5.02 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 25.3 terawatt-hours | 20.06 terawatt-hours | 5.24 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower, Ecuador or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 32.19 terawatt-hours against 28.51 terawatt-hours in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower between Ecuador and Ethiopia?
- 3.68 terawatt-hours, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Ethiopia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Ethiopia rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Ecuador ranks 27th and Ethiopia ranks 25th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation 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 in terawatt-hours.