Share of electricity production by source in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of electricity production by source was 23.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity production by source in Ecuador, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 23.9% for share of electricity production by source in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.6% on the previous year and down 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Ecuador peaked at 54.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2021.
That places Ecuador 162nd out of 208 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.5% | — |
| 1991 | 27.2% | +26.9% |
| 1992 | 30.9% | +13.4% |
| 1993 | 21.6% | -30.0% |
| 1994 | 19.4% | -10.3% |
| 1995 | 38.8% | +100.0% |
| 1996 | 32.1% | -17.3% |
| 1997 | 36.9% | +15.2% |
| 1998 | 40.3% | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 30.4% | -24.5% |
| 2000 | 30.2% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 39.3% | +29.9% |
| 2002 | 36.7% | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 37.8% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 41.1% | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 47.9% | +16.5% |
| 2006 | 51.9% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 46.6% | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 38.2% | -18.1% |
| 2009 | 48.3% | +26.5% |
| 2010 | 54.5% | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 44.6% | -18.1% |
| 2012 | 45.1% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 51.0% | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 50.8% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 47.4% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 39.8% | -16.1% |
| 2017 | 26.3% | -33.9% |
| 2018 | 27.4% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 21.8% | -20.5% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 19.0% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 23.9% | +25.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 23.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 78.6%, 30% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 23.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 80.6%, 30% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.9% | 19.4% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.8% | 30.2% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 21.8% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 19.0% | 23.9% | 3 |
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 production by source in Ecuador?
- Share of electricity production by source in Ecuador was 23.9% in 2022, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 54.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2021.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Ecuador ranks 162nd out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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