Renewable electricity output in Ecuador
Ecuador: Renewable electricity output was 80.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Renewable electricity output in Ecuador, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total electricity output.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 80.9% for renewable electricity output in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity output in Ecuador peaked at 80.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 45.5%, in 2010.
That places Ecuador 30th out of 209 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Renewable electricity output in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 78.5% | — |
| 1991 | 72.8% | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 69.1% | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 78.4% | +13.4% |
| 1994 | 80.6% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 61.2% | -24.0% |
| 1996 | 67.9% | +10.9% |
| 1997 | 63.1% | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 59.7% | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 69.6% | +16.5% |
| 2000 | 71.7% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 64.0% | -10.8% |
| 2002 | 63.3% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 62.2% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 58.9% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 52.1% | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 48.1% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 53.4% | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 61.8% | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 51.7% | -16.4% |
| 2010 | 45.5% | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 55.8% | +22.7% |
| 2012 | 54.9% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 49.0% | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 49.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 52.6% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 60.2% | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 73.7% | +22.4% |
| 2018 | 72.6% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 78.2% | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 79.7% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 80.9% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.1% | 59.7% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.7% | 48.1% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.2% | 45.5% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.3% | 79.7% | 80.9% | 2 |
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- 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 renewable electricity output in Ecuador?
- Renewable electricity output in Ecuador was 80.9% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable electricity output recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 80.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity output recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5% in 2010.
- How does Ecuador rank for renewable electricity output?
- Ecuador ranks 30th out of 209 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable electricity output rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.