Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.985 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Ecuador, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Ecuador is 0.985 units per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Ecuador peaked at 1 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8983 units per person, in 1995.
Ecuador ranks 138th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.8983 units per person | — |
| 1996 | 0.9205 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9243 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9273 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9307 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.937 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.94 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.942 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.95 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.948 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.958 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.963 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.968 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.972 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.965 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.975 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.969 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.972 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.98 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.99 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.988 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.987 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.992 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.987 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.991 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.988 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.987 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.985 units per person | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9202 units per person | 0.8983 units per person | 0.9307 units per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9543 units per person | 0.937 units per person | 0.972 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9831 units per person | 0.969 units per person | 0.992 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.992 units per person | 0.985 units per person | 1 units per person | 5 |
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)
- 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 number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Ecuador?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Ecuador was 0.985 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8983 units per person in 1995.
- How does Ecuador rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 138th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.