Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of electricity generation from bioenergy was 0.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Ecuador, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Ecuador stood at 0.9%.
The figure is down 26.8% on the previous year and up 150.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Ecuador peaked at 1.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 87th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.2% | — |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -18.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -52.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +79.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +96.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +43.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +40.5% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +417.8% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | +9.7% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | -26.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 1.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 1.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from bioenergy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +417.8% | 0.3% | 1.8% |
| 2013 | +96.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 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 electricity generation from bioenergy in Ecuador?
- Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Ecuador was 0.9% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of electricity generation from bioenergy?
- Ecuador ranks 87th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from bioenergy rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Share of electricity generation from bioenergy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.