Renewable electricity generation by source in Ecuador
Ecuador: Renewable electricity generation by source was 0.19 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Renewable electricity generation by source in Ecuador, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable electricity generation by source in Ecuador is 0.19 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.4% on the previous year and up 90.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity generation by source in Ecuador peaked at 0.23 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1990.
That places Ecuador 82nd out of 212 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Renewable electricity generation by source in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2013 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2014 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | +33.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1 terawatt-hours | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.21 terawatt-hours | +250.0% |
| 2024 | 0.23 terawatt-hours | +9.5% |
| 2025 | 0.19 terawatt-hours | -17.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.19 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.16 terawatt-hours, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.19 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.07 terawatt-hours, 2.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity generation by source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +250.0% | 0.06 terawatt-hours | 0.21 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.056 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.1 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1383 terawatt-hours | 0.06 terawatt-hours | 0.23 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 79 El Salvador 0.2 terawatt-hours compare
- 79 North Macedonia 0.2 terawatt-hours compare
- 79 United Arab Emirates 0.2 terawatt-hours compare
- 83 Moldova 0.16 terawatt-hours compare
- 84 Colombia 0.15 terawatt-hours compare
- 85 Aruba 0.14 terawatt-hours compare
- 85 Switzerland 0.14 terawatt-hours compare
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 renewable electricity generation by source in Ecuador?
- Renewable electricity generation by source in Ecuador was 0.19 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity generation by source recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.23 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity generation by source recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1990.
- How does Ecuador rank for renewable electricity generation by source?
- Ecuador ranks 82nd out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is renewable electricity generation by source rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity generation by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.