Electricity demand in Ecuador
Ecuador: Electricity demand was 36.64 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
36.64 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 9.8%
World rank
67th
of 214 countries
All-time high
36.64 terawatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
10.55 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity demand in Ecuador, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity demand in Ecuador is 36.64 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Ecuador peaked at 36.64 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.55 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 67th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.55 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 11 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 11.87 terawatt-hours | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 12.53 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 14.41 terawatt-hours | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 14.35 terawatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 15.65 terawatt-hours | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 18.07 terawatt-hours | +15.5% |
| 2008 | 18.95 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 19.26 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 20.28 terawatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 21.71 terawatt-hours | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 22.96 terawatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 23.79 terawatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 24.98 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 26.3 terawatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 26.84 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 27.64 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 29.08 terawatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 30.63 terawatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 30.2 terawatt-hours | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 31.96 terawatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 33.33 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 36.6 terawatt-hours | +9.8% |
| 2024 | 33.36 terawatt-hours | -8.9% |
| 2025 | 36.64 terawatt-hours | +9.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 36.64 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.43 terawatt-hours, 1.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 36.64 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.27 terawatt-hours, 5.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.66 terawatt-hours | 10.55 terawatt-hours | 19.26 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.42 terawatt-hours | 20.28 terawatt-hours | 30.63 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.68 terawatt-hours | 30.2 terawatt-hours | 36.64 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More energy & mining data for Ecuador
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 25.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in Ecuador?
- Electricity demand in Ecuador was 36.64 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 36.64 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.55 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for electricity demand?
- Ecuador ranks 67th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.