Number of people with and without electricity access in Ecuador

Ecuador: Number of people with and without electricity access was 17.86 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
17.86 million
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
59th
of 214 countries
All-time high
17.86 million
in 2024
All-time low
10.41 million
in 1995
Years of data
30
1995–2024

Number of people with and without electricity access in Ecuador, 1995–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M1995200920241995: 10.4M1996: 10.9M1997: 11.1M1998: 11.4M1999: 11.6M2000: 11.9M2001: 12.1M2002: 12.4M2003: 12.7M2004: 12.9M2005: 13.3M2006: 13.6M2007: 13.9M2008: 14.2M2009: 14.3M2010: 14.7M2011: 14.9M2012: 15.1M2013: 15.5M2014: 15.9M2015: 16.1M2016: 16.3M2017: 16.6M2018: 16.8M2019: 17.2M2020: 17.3M2021: 17.7M2022: 17.8M2023: 17.7M2024: 17.9M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, number of people with and without electricity access in Ecuador stood at 17.86 million. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Ecuador peaked at 17.86 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.41 million, in 1995.

Ecuador ranks 59th 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 in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Number of people with and without electricity access in Ecuador, 1995 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1995 10.41 million
1996 10.87 million +4.4%
1997 11.12 million +2.3%
1998 11.36 million +2.2%
1999 11.61 million +2.2%
2000 11.89 million +2.4%
2001 12.14 million +2.1%
2002 12.38 million +2.0%
2003 12.70 million +2.6%
2004 12.90 million +1.6%
2005 13.26 million +2.8%
2006 13.56 million +2.3%
2007 13.87 million +2.3%
2008 14.17 million +2.1%
2009 14.31 million +1.0%
2010 14.70 million +2.7%
2011 14.85 million +1.0%
2012 15.14 million +1.9%
2013 15.49 million +2.3%
2014 15.87 million +2.5%
2015 16.07 million +1.2%
2016 16.29 million +1.4%
2017 16.63 million +2.1%
2018 16.83 million +1.2%
2019 17.18 million +2.1%
2020 17.34 million +0.9%
2021 17.68 million +2.0%
2022 17.82 million +0.8%
2023 17.75 million -0.4%
2024 17.86 million +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11.07 million 10.41 million 11.61 million 5
2000s 13.12 million 11.89 million 14.31 million 10
2010s 15.91 million 14.70 million 17.18 million 10
2020s 17.69 million 17.34 million 17.86 million 5

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 56 Chile 19.57 million compare
  2. 57 Romania 19.05 million compare
  3. 58 Netherlands 17.99 million compare
  4. 60 Cambodia 17.50 million compare
  5. 61 Guatemala 16.73 million compare
  6. 62 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 16.27 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people with and without electricity access in Ecuador?
Number of people with and without electricity access in Ecuador was 17.86 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 17.86 million in 2024.
What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 10.41 million in 1995.
How does Ecuador rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
Ecuador ranks 59th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of people with and without electricity access
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,702 data points, 1990–2024
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