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
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 66th out of 75 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.
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
- 63 Ukraine 12,263 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 64 Vietnam 11,332 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 65 Indonesia 9,888 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 67 Brazil 9,103 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 68 Egypt 9,021 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 69 Peru 7,765 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More energy & mining data for Ecuador
- Fuel imports 25.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 6.9% (2024)
- Gas production 2.91 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 160.42 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 2.91 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 160.42 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 27.5% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 17.0% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 53.5% (2023)
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 66th out of 75 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.