Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels was 20.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels 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 fossil fuels in Ecuador stood at 20.6%.
That represents a change of down 25.2% on the previous year and down 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Ecuador peaked at 55.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 2021.
That places Ecuador 173rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.5% | — |
| 2001 | 36.2% | +27.2% |
| 2002 | 36.9% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 38.1% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 42.7% | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 46.0% | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 49.7% | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 48.0% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 39.4% | -17.9% |
| 2009 | 49.6% | +25.8% |
| 2010 | 55.9% | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 46.0% | -17.6% |
| 2012 | 46.6% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 52.4% | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 52.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 48.9% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 40.0% | -18.1% |
| 2017 | 26.5% | -33.8% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 22.2% | -20.9% |
| 2020 | 20.4% | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 18.8% | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 24.0% | +27.6% |
| 2023 | 26.4% | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 27.6% | +4.5% |
| 2025 | 20.6% | -25.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 20.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 73.2%, 28% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 20.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 76.2%, 27% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.5% | 28.5% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.9% | 22.2% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 18.8% | 27.6% | 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 25.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Ecuador?
- Share of electricity generation from fossil fuels in Ecuador was 20.6% 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 fossil fuels recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 55.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from fossil fuels recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 2021.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Ecuador ranks 173rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from fossil fuels rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.