Share of primary energy from renewables in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of primary energy from renewables was 15.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of primary energy from renewables in Ecuador, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of primary energy from renewables in Ecuador stood at 15.2%.
That represents a change of up 19.3% on the previous year and up 72.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from renewables in Ecuador peaked at 18.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1981.
That places Ecuador 18th out of 80 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of primary energy from renewables in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 3.0% | — |
| 1966 | 3.3% | +9.3% |
| 1967 | 3.4% | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 3.0% | -12.2% |
| 1969 | 3.1% | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 2.9% | -7.2% |
| 1971 | 2.9% | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 2.6% | -9.0% |
| 1973 | 2.4% | -9.4% |
| 1974 | 2.3% | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 2.4% | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 2.1% | -11.9% |
| 1977 | 1.7% | -17.9% |
| 1978 | 2.1% | +24.7% |
| 1979 | 1.7% | -20.3% |
| 1980 | 1.9% | +12.5% |
| 1981 | 1.6% | -18.3% |
| 1982 | 1.8% | +11.9% |
| 1983 | 3.6% | +105.8% |
| 1984 | 6.3% | +73.5% |
| 1985 | 6.1% | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 7.4% | +19.8% |
| 1987 | 8.7% | +17.7% |
| 1988 | 8.3% | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 8.9% | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 8.4% | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 7.9% | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 7.3% | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 8.6% | +18.5% |
| 1994 | 9.2% | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 7.0% | -24.3% |
| 1996 | 7.9% | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 7.7% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 7.6% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 9.2% | +20.7% |
| 2000 | 9.0% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 7.9% | -11.5% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | -10.1% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +24.8% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | +17.2% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | -23.0% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | +23.5% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +15.8% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | +24.2% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | +23.9% |
| 2018 | 13.0% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | +19.3% |
| 2020 | 18.2% | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 14.1% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 12.7% | -9.7% |
| 2025 | 15.2% | +19.3% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 15.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.0%, 1.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 15.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.2%, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from renewables in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +105.8% | 1.8% | 3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 5 |
| 1970s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.4% | 1.6% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 7.0% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 6.6% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 6.7% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 12.7% | 18.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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 share of primary energy from renewables in Ecuador?
- Share of primary energy from renewables in Ecuador was 15.2% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from renewables recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from renewables recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1981.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of primary energy from renewables?
- Ecuador ranks 18th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from renewables rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.