Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Ecuador
Ecuador: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was 0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Ecuador, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Ecuador stood at 0.1%.
The figure is down 94.8% on the previous year and down 93.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Ecuador peaked at 11.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, -5.9%, in 2019.
That places Ecuador 77th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +178.0% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | +1557.8% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | -15.8% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | -54.8% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -46.5% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | +135.3% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | -25.8% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | +39.0% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -83.0% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +164.4% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +19.4% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -43.5% |
| 2016 | -1.2% | -166.7% |
| 2017 | -0.7% | -42.3% |
| 2018 | -0.5% | -25.0% |
| 2019 | -5.9% | +1051.9% |
| 2020 | -3.6% | -39.3% |
| 2021 | -0.5% | -86.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -261.8% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +163.1% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | -94.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +1557.8% | 0.5% | 8.4% |
| 2019 | -1051.9% | -0.5% | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 0.2% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | -5.9% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | -3.6% | 2.1% | 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 net electricity imports as a share of demand in Ecuador?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Ecuador was 0.1% in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.9% in 2019.
- How does Ecuador rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Ecuador ranks 77th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports as a share of demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured as a percentage of total electricity demand in the country or region.