Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Ecuador
Ecuador: Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables was 9,170 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
9,170 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
67th
of 76 countries
All-time high
9,733 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2014
All-time low
5,216 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Ecuador, 1990–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Ecuador is 9,170 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Ecuador peaked at 9,733 kilowatt-hours per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5,216 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1990.
That places Ecuador 67th out of 76 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,216 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1991 | 5,549 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 5,786 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 5,510 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 5,698 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 6,015 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 6,386 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 6,604 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 6,461 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 5,675 kilowatt-hours per person | -12.2% |
| 2000 | 6,099 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 6,364 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 6,400 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 6,400 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6,825 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 7,288 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 7,608 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 7,543 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 7,656 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 8,305 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 8,651 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 8,677 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 8,970 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 9,424 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 9,733 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 9,300 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 8,699 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 8,356 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 8,808 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 8,340 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 6,683 kilowatt-hours per person | -19.9% |
| 2021 | 8,153 kilowatt-hours per person | +22.0% |
| 2022 | 8,815 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 9,162 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 9,351 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 9,170 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.9% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 9,170 kilowatt-hours per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16,794 kilowatt-hours per person, 55% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 9,170 kilowatt-hours per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15,313 kilowatt-hours per person, 60% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,890 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,216 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,604 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,049 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,099 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,305 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,896 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,340 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,733 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,556 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,683 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,351 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 64 Ukraine 12,263 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 65 Vietnam 11,332 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 66 Indonesia 9,888 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 68 Brazil 9,103 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 69 Egypt 9,021 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 70 Peru 7,765 kilowatt-hours per person 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 per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Ecuador?
- Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Ecuador was 9,170 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 9,733 kilowatt-hours per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,216 kilowatt-hours per person in 1990.
- How does Ecuador rank for per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables?
- Ecuador ranks 67th out of 76 countries with data for 2025.
- Is per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.