Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Ecuador
Ecuador: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 23.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Ecuador, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2022, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Ecuador stood at 23.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.6% on the previous year and down 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Ecuador peaked at 54.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2021.
That places Ecuador 164th out of 210 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.5% | — |
| 1991 | 27.2% | +26.9% |
| 1992 | 30.9% | +13.4% |
| 1993 | 21.6% | -30.0% |
| 1994 | 19.4% | -10.3% |
| 1995 | 38.8% | +100.0% |
| 1996 | 32.1% | -17.3% |
| 1997 | 36.9% | +15.2% |
| 1998 | 40.3% | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 30.4% | -24.5% |
| 2000 | 30.2% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 39.3% | +29.9% |
| 2002 | 36.7% | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 37.8% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 41.1% | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 47.9% | +16.5% |
| 2006 | 51.9% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 46.6% | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 38.2% | -18.1% |
| 2009 | 48.3% | +26.5% |
| 2010 | 54.5% | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 44.6% | -18.1% |
| 2012 | 45.1% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 51.0% | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 50.8% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 47.4% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 39.8% | -16.1% |
| 2017 | 26.3% | -33.9% |
| 2018 | 27.4% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 21.8% | -20.5% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 19.0% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 23.9% | +25.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.9% | 19.4% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.8% | 30.2% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 21.8% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 19.0% | 23.9% | 3 |
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- 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 25.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Ecuador?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Ecuador was 23.9% in 2022, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 54.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2021.
- How does Ecuador rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Ecuador ranks 164th out of 210 countries with data for 2022.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.