Ecuador vs Spain: Electricity generation from hydropower
Ecuador
28.51 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
32.74 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ecuador rank
27th
Spain rank
24th
Electricity generation from hydropower over time
- Ecuador
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 32.74 terawatt-hours against 28.51 terawatt-hours in Ecuador, a difference of 4.23 terawatt-hours.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Spain ahead.
Ecuador ranks 27th and Spain ranks 24th of 215 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.308 terawatt-hours | 24.92 terawatt-hours | 24.61 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.5516 terawatt-hours | 32.78 terawatt-hours | 32.23 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1980s | 2.91 terawatt-hours | 27.61 terawatt-hours | 24.7 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 5.91 terawatt-hours | 27.87 terawatt-hours | 21.96 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 7.96 terawatt-hours | 28.34 terawatt-hours | 20.38 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 14.76 terawatt-hours | 31.13 terawatt-hours | 16.37 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2020s | 25.3 terawatt-hours | 28.31 terawatt-hours | 3.02 terawatt-hours | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower, Ecuador or Spain?
- Spain, at 32.74 terawatt-hours against 28.51 terawatt-hours in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower between Ecuador and Spain?
- 4.23 terawatt-hours, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Spain rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Ecuador ranks 27th and Spain ranks 24th 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.