Ecuador vs Switzerland: Primary energy from hydropower
Ecuador
28.13 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Switzerland
32.27 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ecuador rank
24th
Switzerland rank
21st
Primary energy from hydropower over time
- Ecuador
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 32.27 terawatt-hours against 28.13 terawatt-hours in Ecuador, a difference of 4.14 terawatt-hours.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 24th and Switzerland ranks 21st of 77 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.308 terawatt-hours | 27.85 terawatt-hours | 27.54 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.5516 terawatt-hours | 29.11 terawatt-hours | 28.56 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 2.91 terawatt-hours | 33.47 terawatt-hours | 30.56 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 5.91 terawatt-hours | 34.09 terawatt-hours | 28.18 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 8.04 terawatt-hours | 35.11 terawatt-hours | 27.07 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 14.88 terawatt-hours | 36.28 terawatt-hours | 21.4 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 25.11 terawatt-hours | 35.11 terawatt-hours | 10 terawatt-hours | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower, Ecuador or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 32.27 terawatt-hours against 28.13 terawatt-hours in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower between Ecuador and Switzerland?
- 4.14 terawatt-hours, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Switzerland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Switzerland rank globally for primary energy from hydropower?
- Ecuador ranks 24th and Switzerland ranks 21st of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy 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 of total energy supply.