Share of primary energy from oil in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of primary energy from oil was 82.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
82.4%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
3rd
of 80 countries
All-time high
97.0%
in 1968
All-time low
77.5%
in 2020
Years of data
61
1965–2025
Share of primary energy from oil in Ecuador, 1965–2025
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
Ecuador recorded 82.4% for share of primary energy from oil in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from oil in Ecuador peaked at 97.0% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 77.5%, in 2020.
Ecuador ranks 3rd of 80 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from oil in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 97.0% | — |
| 1966 | 96.7% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 96.6% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 97.0% | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 96.9% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 92.1% | -4.9% |
| 1971 | 92.6% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 91.5% | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 94.5% | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 92.2% | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 92.1% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 93.3% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 95.7% | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 95.5% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 96.8% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 96.8% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 96.2% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 93.7% | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 90.2% | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 90.4% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 89.3% | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 88.1% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 88.3% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 88.3% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 87.2% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 87.1% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 88.0% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 85.8% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 86.1% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 88.7% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 87.9% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 88.6% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 88.6% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 86.9% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 87.2% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 88.3% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 90.3% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 88.8% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 87.2% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 88.2% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 88.1% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 87.1% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 86.1% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 88.1% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 88.8% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 87.8% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 86.4% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 87.1% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 87.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 86.1% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 83.5% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 82.3% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 80.4% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 77.5% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 80.1% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 82.3% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 83.2% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 84.2% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 82.4% | -2.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 82.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.6%, 2.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 82.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46.4%, 1.8× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96.8% | 96.6% | 97.0% | 5 |
| 1970s | 93.6% | 91.5% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 91.8% | 88.1% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.5% | 85.8% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.9% | 86.1% | 90.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.1% | 80.4% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.6% | 77.5% | 84.2% | 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 oil in Ecuador?
- Share of primary energy from oil in Ecuador was 82.4% 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 oil recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 1968.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from oil recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.5% in 2020.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of primary energy from oil?
- Ecuador ranks 3rd out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from oil rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.