Ecuador vs New Zealand: Electricity generation from hydropower
Ecuador
28.51 terawatt-hours
in 2025
New Zealand
23.77 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ecuador rank
26th
New Zealand rank
29th
Electricity generation from hydropower over time
- Ecuador
- New Zealand
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 28.51 terawatt-hours against 23.77 terawatt-hours in New Zealand, a difference of 4.74 terawatt-hours.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was New Zealand ahead.
Ecuador ranks 26th and New Zealand ranks 29th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.308 terawatt-hours | 11.09 terawatt-hours | 10.78 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.5516 terawatt-hours | 15.36 terawatt-hours | 14.81 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 2.91 terawatt-hours | 20.67 terawatt-hours | 17.76 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 5.91 terawatt-hours | 24.17 terawatt-hours | 18.26 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 7.96 terawatt-hours | 23.66 terawatt-hours | 15.7 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 14.76 terawatt-hours | 24.51 terawatt-hours | 9.75 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 25.3 terawatt-hours | 24.55 terawatt-hours | 0.7517 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower, Ecuador or New Zealand?
- Ecuador, at 28.51 terawatt-hours against 23.77 terawatt-hours in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower between Ecuador and New Zealand?
- 4.74 terawatt-hours, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and New Zealand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and New Zealand rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Ecuador ranks 26th and New Zealand ranks 29th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – 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.