Electricity generation from oil in Ecuador
Ecuador: Electricity generation from oil was 6.56 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6.56 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 18.5%
World rank
25th
of 214 countries
All-time high
9.82 terawatt-hours
in 2015
All-time low
3 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity generation from oil in Ecuador, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from oil in Ecuador is 6.56 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.5% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in Ecuador peaked at 9.82 terawatt-hours in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 25th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity generation from oil in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 3.98 terawatt-hours | +32.7% |
| 2002 | 3.88 terawatt-hours | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 3.43 terawatt-hours | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 4.22 terawatt-hours | +23.0% |
| 2005 | 4.33 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 5.21 terawatt-hours | +20.3% |
| 2007 | 6.27 terawatt-hours | +20.3% |
| 2008 | 5.57 terawatt-hours | -11.2% |
| 2009 | 7.11 terawatt-hours | +27.6% |
| 2010 | 8.66 terawatt-hours | +21.8% |
| 2011 | 7.46 terawatt-hours | -13.9% |
| 2012 | 8.25 terawatt-hours | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 9.3 terawatt-hours | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 9.78 terawatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 9.82 terawatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 8.85 terawatt-hours | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 5.64 terawatt-hours | -36.3% |
| 2018 | 6.68 terawatt-hours | +18.4% |
| 2019 | 5.82 terawatt-hours | -12.9% |
| 2020 | 5.22 terawatt-hours | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 4.91 terawatt-hours | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 6.89 terawatt-hours | +40.3% |
| 2023 | 8.5 terawatt-hours | +23.4% |
| 2024 | 8.05 terawatt-hours | -5.3% |
| 2025 | 6.56 terawatt-hours | -18.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 6.56 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.57 terawatt-hours, 11.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 6.56 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8 terawatt-hours, 8.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7 terawatt-hours | 3 terawatt-hours | 7.11 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.03 terawatt-hours | 5.64 terawatt-hours | 9.82 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.69 terawatt-hours | 4.91 terawatt-hours | 8.5 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 generation from oil in Ecuador?
- Electricity generation from oil in Ecuador was 6.56 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from oil recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 9.82 terawatt-hours in 2015.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for electricity generation from oil?
- Ecuador ranks 25th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.