Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Ecuador
Ecuador: Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural was 98.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Ecuador, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Ecuador is 98.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Ecuador peaked at 100.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 93.7%, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 149th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93.7% | — |
| 2001 | 94.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 95.0% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 94.8% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 95.8% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 96.3% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 96.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 97.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 96.5% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 97.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 96.9% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 97.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 98.8% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 99.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 98.9% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.7% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 98.5% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.4% | 93.7% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 96.9% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 98.5% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 147 Colombia 98.9% compare
- 148 El Salvador 98.7% compare
- 150 Argentina 98.4% compare
- 150 Cabo Verde 98.4% compare
- 152 Nepal 97.9% 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 proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Ecuador?
- Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Ecuador was 98.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.7% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural?
- Ecuador ranks 149th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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