Ecuador vs South Africa: Primary energy from renewables
Ecuador
29.99 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Africa
33.63 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ecuador rank
44th
South Africa rank
43rd
Primary energy from renewables over time
- Ecuador
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 33.63 terawatt-hours against 29.99 terawatt-hours in Ecuador, a difference of 3.64 terawatt-hours.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 44th and South Africa ranks 43rd of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.308 terawatt-hours | 0.0288 terawatt-hours | 0.2792 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.5516 terawatt-hours | 1.11 terawatt-hours | 0.5563 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 1980s | 2.91 terawatt-hours | 1.46 terawatt-hours | 1.45 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 5.95 terawatt-hours | 1.31 terawatt-hours | 4.63 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 8.31 terawatt-hours | 3.33 terawatt-hours | 4.98 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 16.27 terawatt-hours | 7.79 terawatt-hours | 8.48 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 26.89 terawatt-hours | 25.25 terawatt-hours | 1.63 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Ecuador or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 33.63 terawatt-hours against 29.99 terawatt-hours in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Ecuador and South Africa?
- 3.64 terawatt-hours, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and South Africa?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and South Africa rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
- Ecuador ranks 44th and South Africa ranks 43rd of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from renewables. 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.