Australia vs Ecuador: Oil production
Australia
160.12 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ecuador
274.67 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
33rd
Ecuador rank
31st
Oil production over time
- Australia
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 274.67 terawatt-hours against 160.12 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 114.55 terawatt-hours.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.7 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Ecuador ahead.
Australia ranks 33rd and Ecuador ranks 31st of 220 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Ecuador in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1910s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0279 terawatt-hours | 0.0279 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.6152 terawatt-hours | 0.6152 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 0 terawatt-hours | 2.98 terawatt-hours | 2.98 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0 terawatt-hours | 3.65 terawatt-hours | 3.65 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 0 terawatt-hours | 4.65 terawatt-hours | 4.65 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 7.19 terawatt-hours | 3.94 terawatt-hours | 3.25 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1970s | 226.17 terawatt-hours | 88.74 terawatt-hours | 137.42 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1980s | 293.02 terawatt-hours | 154.39 terawatt-hours | 138.63 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1990s | 327.85 terawatt-hours | 223.76 terawatt-hours | 104.1 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 328.65 terawatt-hours | 294.8 terawatt-hours | 33.85 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2010s | 213.27 terawatt-hours | 327.2 terawatt-hours | 113.92 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 192.12 terawatt-hours | 293.7 terawatt-hours | 101.58 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil production, Australia or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 274.67 terawatt-hours against 160.12 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil production between Australia and Ecuador?
- 114.55 terawatt-hours, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ecuador?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Ecuador rank globally for oil production?
- Australia ranks 33rd and Ecuador ranks 31st of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Oil production. 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. Includes crude oil, condensates, natural gas liquids, and other liquid fuels.