Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) was 65.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Ecuador, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 65.8% for electricity production from hydroelectric sources in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Ecuador peaked at 80.6% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 44.3%, in 2010.
Ecuador ranks 31st of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 78.5% | — |
| 1991 | 72.8% | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 69.1% | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 78.4% | +13.4% |
| 1994 | 80.6% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 61.2% | -24.0% |
| 1996 | 67.9% | +10.9% |
| 1997 | 63.1% | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 59.7% | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 69.6% | +16.5% |
| 2000 | 71.7% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 64.0% | -10.8% |
| 2002 | 63.3% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 62.2% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 58.9% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 51.3% | -12.8% |
| 2006 | 47.2% | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 52.1% | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 60.7% | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 50.5% | -16.8% |
| 2010 | 44.3% | -12.4% |
| 2011 | 54.0% | +22.0% |
| 2012 | 53.6% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 47.5% | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 47.1% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 50.5% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 58.0% | +14.9% |
| 2017 | 71.7% | +23.6% |
| 2018 | 70.7% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 76.4% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 77.9% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 79.4% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 74.6% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 71.7% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 65.8% | -8.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 65.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 6.6× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 65.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.5%, 6.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.1% | 59.7% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.2% | 47.2% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.4% | 44.3% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.9% | 65.8% | 79.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 28 Afghanistan 71.7% compare
- 29 Sierra Leone 70.5% compare
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- 32 North Korea 61.2% compare
- 33 Burundi 59.6% compare
- 34 Panama 58.5% compare
More energy & mining data for Ecuador
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 21.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Ecuador?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Ecuador was 65.8% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 80.6% in 1994.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.3% in 2010.
- How does Ecuador rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Ecuador ranks 31st out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from hydroelectric sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.