Electricity demand per person in Ecuador
Ecuador: Electricity demand per person was 2,003 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2,003 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
up 8.9%
World rank
126th
of 214 countries
All-time high
2,036 kilowatt-hours
in 2023
All-time low
831.41 kilowatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity demand per person in Ecuador, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 2,003 kilowatt-hours for electricity demand per person in 2025.
That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Ecuador peaked at 2,036 kilowatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 831.41 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 126th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity demand per person in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 831.41 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 852 kilowatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 903.45 kilowatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 937.01 kilowatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 1,059 kilowatt-hours | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 1,036 kilowatt-hours | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 1,111 kilowatt-hours | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 1,261 kilowatt-hours | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 1,300 kilowatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 1,299 kilowatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,345 kilowatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 1,417 kilowatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 1,474 kilowatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 1,505 kilowatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1,558 kilowatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 1,617 kilowatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 1,626 kilowatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1,649 kilowatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1,706 kilowatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 1,766 kilowatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 1,721 kilowatt-hours | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 1,807 kilowatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 1,870 kilowatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 2,036 kilowatt-hours | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 1,839 kilowatt-hours | -9.6% |
| 2025 | 2,003 kilowatt-hours | +8.9% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 2,003 kilowatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,613 kilowatt-hours, 77% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 2,003 kilowatt-hours is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,703 kilowatt-hours, 74% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,059 kilowatt-hours | 831.41 kilowatt-hours | 1,300 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,566 kilowatt-hours | 1,345 kilowatt-hours | 1,766 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,879 kilowatt-hours | 1,721 kilowatt-hours | 2,036 kilowatt-hours | 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)
- 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 electricity demand per person in Ecuador?
- Electricity demand per person in Ecuador was 2,003 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 2,036 kilowatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 831.41 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for electricity demand per person?
- Ecuador ranks 126th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.