Share of electricity generation from oil in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of electricity generation from oil was 17.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from oil 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 oil in Ecuador stood at 17.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.3% on the previous year and down 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from oil in Ecuador peaked at 44.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2021.
That places Ecuador 84th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from oil in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.5% | — |
| 2001 | 36.2% | +27.2% |
| 2002 | 32.9% | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 29.9% | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 33.0% | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 34.3% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 37.0% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 36.3% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 30.1% | -17.1% |
| 2009 | 39.2% | +30.0% |
| 2010 | 44.6% | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 36.5% | -18.1% |
| 2012 | 36.3% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 40.2% | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 40.4% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 38.0% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 32.6% | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | -37.8% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | -21.5% |
| 2020 | 16.7% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 20.8% | +36.3% |
| 2023 | 23.7% | +13.9% |
| 2024 | 24.6% | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 17.9% | -27.3% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 17.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 4.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 17.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 37.6%, 48% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.7% | 28.5% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 17.9% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 15.3% | 24.6% | 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)
- 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 oil in Ecuador?
- Share of electricity generation from oil in Ecuador was 17.9% 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 oil recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 44.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2021.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of electricity generation from oil?
- Ecuador ranks 84th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.9%. 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 oil. 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.