Electricity generation from solar in Ecuador
Ecuador: Electricity generation from solar was 0.04 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.04 terawatt-hours
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
136th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.04 terawatt-hours
in 2015
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Electricity generation from solar 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
In 2025, electricity generation from solar in Ecuador stood at 0.04 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar in Ecuador peaked at 0.04 terawatt-hours in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1990.
Ecuador ranks 136th of 214 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 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 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2014 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2015 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 2016 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.04 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.28 terawatt-hours, 14% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.04 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.03 terawatt-hours, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
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 | 0.022 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.04 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.04 terawatt-hours | 0.04 terawatt-hours | 0.04 terawatt-hours | 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 electricity generation from solar in Ecuador?
- Electricity generation from solar in Ecuador was 0.04 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 recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.04 terawatt-hours in 2015.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1990.
- How does Ecuador rank for electricity generation from solar?
- Ecuador ranks 136th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from solar rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.