Electricity generation from solar and wind in Ecuador
Ecuador: Electricity generation from solar and wind was 0.23 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from solar and wind in Ecuador, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.23 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from solar and wind in 2025.
That represents a change of down 14.8% on the previous year and up 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar and wind in Ecuador peaked at 0.27 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1990.
Ecuador ranks 107th of 212 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.
Electricity generation from solar and wind in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2013 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2014 | 0.1 terawatt-hours | +66.7% |
| 2015 | 0.14 terawatt-hours | +40.0% |
| 2016 | 0.12 terawatt-hours | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 0.11 terawatt-hours | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.12 terawatt-hours | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 0.13 terawatt-hours | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.12 terawatt-hours | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1 terawatt-hours | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.25 terawatt-hours | +150.0% |
| 2024 | 0.27 terawatt-hours | +8.0% |
| 2025 | 0.23 terawatt-hours | -14.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.23 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.65 terawatt-hours, 35% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.23 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.17 terawatt-hours, 1.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from solar and wind 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +150.0% | 0.1 terawatt-hours | 0.25 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.078 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.14 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1783 terawatt-hours | 0.1 terawatt-hours | 0.27 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 104 New Caledonia 0.3 terawatt-hours compare
- 105 Mauritania 0.26 terawatt-hours compare
- 106 Hong Kong 0.23 terawatt-hours compare
- 108 Guadeloupe 0.21 terawatt-hours compare
- 109 Mauritius 0.18 terawatt-hours compare
- 110 Aruba 0.17 terawatt-hours compare
- 110 Ghana 0.17 terawatt-hours compare
- 110 Mali 0.17 terawatt-hours compare
- 110 North Korea 0.17 terawatt-hours compare
- 110 Uganda 0.17 terawatt-hours compare
- 110 Zambia 0.17 terawatt-hours compare
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 electricity generation from solar and wind in Ecuador?
- Electricity generation from solar and wind in Ecuador was 0.23 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from solar and wind recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.27 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar and wind recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1990.
- How does Ecuador rank for electricity generation from solar and wind?
- Ecuador ranks 107th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from solar and wind rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from solar and wind. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.