Share of primary energy from gas in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of primary energy from gas was 2.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of primary energy from gas in Ecuador, 1970–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary energy from gas in Ecuador is 2.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 22.0% on the previous year and down 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from gas in Ecuador peaked at 5.9% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1980.
That places Ecuador 76th out of 77 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from gas in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.0% | — |
| 1971 | 4.5% | -9.0% |
| 1972 | 5.9% | +30.5% |
| 1973 | 3.2% | -46.7% |
| 1974 | 5.4% | +72.0% |
| 1975 | 5.5% | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 4.6% | -16.6% |
| 1977 | 2.6% | -43.0% |
| 1978 | 2.4% | -9.6% |
| 1979 | 1.5% | -36.0% |
| 1980 | 1.1% | -28.9% |
| 1981 | 1.6% | +48.1% |
| 1982 | 2.0% | +26.1% |
| 1983 | 2.7% | +32.6% |
| 1984 | 3.6% | +33.0% |
| 1985 | 3.5% | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 3.4% | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 3.3% | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 3.5% | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 2.9% | -17.4% |
| 1990 | 4.4% | +53.8% |
| 1991 | 5.0% | +13.4% |
| 1992 | 4.7% | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 5.5% | +16.8% |
| 1994 | 4.7% | -14.9% |
| 1995 | 4.3% | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 4.2% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 3.6% | -13.3% |
| 1998 | 3.7% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 3.8% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | -61.2% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +72.3% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | +115.3% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | -11.7% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | -13.0% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +26.7% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -19.6% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | -12.9% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | +18.6% |
| 2025 | 2.4% | -22.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 2.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.8%, 8% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 2.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.3%, 7% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from gas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +115.3% | 2.5% | 5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.1% | 1.5% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 1.1% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 3.6% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 1.4% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 3.9% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.4% | 4.1% | 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 share of primary energy from gas in Ecuador?
- Share of primary energy from gas in Ecuador was 2.4% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from gas recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 1972.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from gas recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1980.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of primary energy from gas?
- Ecuador ranks 76th out of 77 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from gas rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.