Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Ecuador
Ecuador: Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts was 0.0712 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Ecuador, 2007–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Ecuador is 0.0712, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 236.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Ecuador peaked at 0.0712 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0024, in 2007.
Ecuador ranks 84th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.0024 | — |
| 2008 | 0.0024 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0024 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0024 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0024 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0024 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0189 | +687.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0211 | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0211 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0211 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0211 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0211 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0211 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0211 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0211 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0211 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0712 | +236.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0712 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0712 | +0.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.0712 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1127, 63% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.0712 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.054, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0024 | 0.0024 | 0.0024 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0153 | 0.0024 | 0.0211 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0462 | 0.0211 | 0.0712 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 81 North Macedonia 0.1028 compare
- 82 Jamaica 0.102 compare
- 83 Djibouti 0.08 compare
- 85 Curacao 0.0698 compare
- 86 Faroe Islands 0.0677 compare
- 87 Azerbaijan 0.0635 compare
More energy & mining data for Ecuador
- Ores and metals imports 1.1% (2025)
- Gas production 2.91 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 160.42 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 2.91 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 160.42 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Ecuador?
- Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Ecuador was 0.0712 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0712 in 2023.
- What is the lowest cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 in 2007.
- How does Ecuador rank for cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts?
- Ecuador ranks 84th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 236.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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