Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) was 28.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil sources in Ecuador, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 28.5% for electricity production from oil sources in 2024.
The figure is up 19.2% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Ecuador peaked at 45.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2021.
Ecuador ranks 73rd of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.5% | — |
| 1991 | 27.2% | +26.9% |
| 1992 | 30.9% | +13.5% |
| 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 | 28.3% | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 36.0% | +27.3% |
| 2002 | 32.9% | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 31.1% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 33.2% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 39.3% | +18.3% |
| 2006 | 42.8% | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 37.3% | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 30.6% | -18.0% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | +27.5% |
| 2010 | 45.5% | +16.6% |
| 2011 | 37.1% | -18.6% |
| 2012 | 36.2% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 41.3% | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 41.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 39.1% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 31.9% | -18.4% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | -38.7% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | -21.1% |
| 2020 | 16.4% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 20.7% | +34.9% |
| 2023 | 23.9% | +15.2% |
| 2024 | 28.5% | +19.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 28.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.6%, 8.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 28.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.1%, 68% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.9% | 19.4% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.1% | 28.3% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.2% | 17.5% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 15.4% | 28.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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 oil sources in Ecuador?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Ecuador was 28.5% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 45.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2021.
- How does Ecuador rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Ecuador ranks 73rd out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. 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 oil sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.