Ecuador vs Greenland: Share of electricity generation from oil
Ecuador
17.9%
in 2025
Greenland
16.7%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
82nd
Greenland rank
84th
Share of electricity generation from oil over time
- Ecuador
- Greenland
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 17.9% against 16.7% in Greenland, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Greenland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Greenland ahead.
Ecuador ranks 82nd and Greenland ranks 84th of 208 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Greenland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.7% | 42.2% | 8.4% | Greenland |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 21.0% | 11.9% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 16.1% | 4.1% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of electricity generation from oil, Ecuador or Greenland?
- Ecuador, at 17.9% against 16.7% in Greenland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of electricity generation from oil between Ecuador and Greenland?
- 1.2%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Greenland?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Greenland rank globally for share of electricity generation from oil?
- Ecuador ranks 82nd and Greenland ranks 84th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of electricity generation from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.