Electricity generation from renewables per person in Ecuador
Ecuador: Electricity generation from renewables per person was 1,589 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1,589 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
up 21.8%
World rank
53rd
of 214 countries
All-time high
1,589 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
445.24 kilowatt-hours
in 1995
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Electricity generation from renewables per person in Ecuador, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from renewables per person in Ecuador is 1,589 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 21.8% on the previous year and up 95.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from renewables per person in Ecuador peaked at 1,589 kilowatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 445.24 kilowatt-hours, in 1995.
Ecuador ranks 53rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity generation from renewables per person in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 476.12 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 474.28 kilowatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 455.03 kilowatt-hours | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 520.89 kilowatt-hours | +14.5% |
| 1994 | 577.31 kilowatt-hours | +10.8% |
| 1995 | 445.24 kilowatt-hours | -22.9% |
| 1996 | 537.08 kilowatt-hours | +20.6% |
| 1997 | 543.11 kilowatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 531.06 kilowatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 575.48 kilowatt-hours | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 593.42 kilowatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 542.18 kilowatt-hours | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 567.04 kilowatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 531.7 kilowatt-hours | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 539.36 kilowatt-hours | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 493.28 kilowatt-hours | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 502.62 kilowatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 626.01 kilowatt-hours | +24.5% |
| 2008 | 768.43 kilowatt-hours | +22.7% |
| 2009 | 617.16 kilowatt-hours | -19.7% |
| 2010 | 568.43 kilowatt-hours | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 719.68 kilowatt-hours | +26.6% |
| 2012 | 779.6 kilowatt-hours | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 697.79 kilowatt-hours | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 717.17 kilowatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 811.5 kilowatt-hours | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 986.97 kilowatt-hours | +21.6% |
| 2017 | 1,221 kilowatt-hours | +23.7% |
| 2018 | 1,233 kilowatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1,456 kilowatt-hours | +18.1% |
| 2020 | 1,420 kilowatt-hours | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 1,475 kilowatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 1,410 kilowatt-hours | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 1,467 kilowatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 1,305 kilowatt-hours | -11.0% |
| 2025 | 1,589 kilowatt-hours | +21.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1,589 kilowatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 468.73 kilowatt-hours, 3.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1,589 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 426.74 kilowatt-hours, 3.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 513.56 kilowatt-hours | 445.24 kilowatt-hours | 577.31 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 578.12 kilowatt-hours | 493.28 kilowatt-hours | 768.43 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 919.04 kilowatt-hours | 568.43 kilowatt-hours | 1,456 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,444 kilowatt-hours | 1,305 kilowatt-hours | 1,589 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 50 Kyrgyzstan 1,833 kilowatt-hours compare
- 51 North Macedonia 1,775 kilowatt-hours compare
- 52 Turkey 1,746 kilowatt-hours compare
- 54 Aruba 1,573 kilowatt-hours compare
- 55 Guadeloupe 1,567 kilowatt-hours compare
- 56 Taiwan 1,527 kilowatt-hours 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 electricity generation from renewables per person in Ecuador?
- Electricity generation from renewables per person in Ecuador was 1,589 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from renewables per person recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1,589 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from renewables per person recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 445.24 kilowatt-hours in 1995.
- How does Ecuador rank for electricity generation from renewables per person?
- Ecuador ranks 53rd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from renewables per person rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from renewables per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.