Brazil vs Ecuador: Oil production per person
Brazil
11,124 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Ecuador
15,018 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Brazil rank
29th
Ecuador rank
26th
Oil production per person over time
- Brazil
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 15,018 kilowatt-hours per person against 11,124 kilowatt-hours per person in Brazil, a difference of 3,894 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.4 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Ecuador ahead.
Brazil ranks 29th and Ecuador ranks 26th of 218 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Ecuador in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1910s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 15.22 kilowatt-hours per person | 15.22 kilowatt-hours per person | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 308.7 kilowatt-hours per person | 308.7 kilowatt-hours per person | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,309 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,309 kilowatt-hours per person | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 1.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,227 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,225 kilowatt-hours per person | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 140.89 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,174 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,033 kilowatt-hours per person | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 810.23 kilowatt-hours per person | 762.47 kilowatt-hours per person | 47.76 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 1970s | 993.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,219 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,226 kilowatt-hours per person | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 1,977 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,755 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,778 kilowatt-hours per person | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 2,961 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,455 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,494 kilowatt-hours per person | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 5,445 kilowatt-hours per person | 21,416 kilowatt-hours per person | 15,970 kilowatt-hours per person | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 7,366 kilowatt-hours per person | 20,248 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,882 kilowatt-hours per person | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 9,636 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,407 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,771 kilowatt-hours per person | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil production per person, Brazil or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 15,018 kilowatt-hours per person against 11,124 kilowatt-hours per person in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil production per person between Brazil and Ecuador?
- 3,894 kilowatt-hours per person, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ecuador?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Ecuador rank globally for oil production per person?
- Brazil ranks 29th and Ecuador ranks 26th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Oil production per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Includes crude oil, condensates, natural gas liquids, and other liquid fuels.