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Topic 16 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Ecuador: Energy
Where does a country’s electricity come from, and who can get it?
Ecuador is placed 36th of 165 countries on energy in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: Carbon Intensity of Electricity 203.74 (2024); Renewable Share of Electricity Generation 72.44 (2024).
Share
Energy
36th
of 165 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 3 key statistics
01The evidence
The 3 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Ecuador on energy — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
203.74
Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)
Lower is better
Ecuador: 203.74. Across the 165 countries in this edition, values run from 23.73 (Bhutan) to 1,306 (Turkmenistan); the world median is 433.75.
- World median
- 433.75
- Best in South America
- 24.85 Paraguay
- Land neighbours
- Colombia 298.33 · Peru 258.44
72.44
Renewables (% of electricity generated)
Higher is better
Ecuador: 72.44. Across the 165 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Gambia) to 100 (Paraguay); the world median is 32.06.
- World median
- 32.06
- Best in South America
- 100 Paraguay
- Land neighbours
- Colombia 61.34 · Peru 60.11
Key 3 of 3
World Energy Trilemma Index
World Energy Council
2023 edition · data for 2023 · Express reuse grant (no Creative Commons licence named)
67.7
Trilemma score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 37th of 99 by World Energy Council
Ecuador: 67.7. Across the 126 countries in this edition, values run from 27.7 (Niger) to 83.2 (Denmark); the world median is 63.8.
- World median
- 63.8
- Best in South America
- 75.9 Uruguay
- Land neighbours
- Colombia 65.7 · Peru 65.8
02Over time
Which way Ecuador is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Carbon Intensity of Electricity
Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated) · lower is better
EcuadorWorld median
Ecuador fell from 204.46 in 2000 to 203.74 in 2024; the world median went from 540.34 to 433.75.
Every year’s figures
Year Ecuador World median 2024 203.7 433.7 2023 195.8 452.7 2022 181.4 476.3 2021 149.1 469.0 2020 159.5 482.0 2019 171.7 488.2 2018 210.1 500.4 2017 201.3 506.3 2016 288.7 521.9 2015 345.8 524.8 2014 369.3 522.3 2013 368.8 508.8 2012 330.0 525.4 2011 325.5 521.4 2010 390.0 515.5 2009 349.4 533.6 2008 283.6 517.2 2007 340.5 535.3 2006 352.5 537.5 2005 327.7 521.4 2004 304.3 523.1 2003 273.6 543.1 2002 262.1 551.3 2001 253.6 559.3 2000 204.5 540.3 Renewable Share of Electricity Generation
Renewables (% of electricity generated) · higher is better
EcuadorWorld median
Ecuador rose from 71.51 in 2000 to 72.44 in 2024; the world median went from 15.61 to 32.06.
Every year’s figures
Year Ecuador World median 2024 72.44 32.062 2023 73.62 28.000 2022 76.01 28.881 2021 81.20 28.286 2020 79.64 27.125 2019 77.78 26.296 2018 71.91 25.505 2017 73.52 24.023 2016 59.98 22.218 2015 51.10 21.915 2014 47.54 21.151 2013 47.63 21.593 2012 53.41 19.869 2011 53.99 18.584 2010 44.13 18.572 2009 50.39 17.886 2008 60.57 15.923 2007 52.00 15.586 2006 50.28 15.392 2005 54.04 16.438 2004 57.34 16.445 2003 61.93 16.339 2002 63.08 13.826 2001 63.75 14.023 2000 71.51 15.612
03In context
Ecuador beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 165 countries on energy, never a place within the region.
Ecuador and the countries it borders
Standing among all 165; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Carbon Intensity of ElectricityCarbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated) | Renewable Share of Electricity GenerationRenewables (% of electricity generated) | World Energy Trilemma IndexTrilemma score (0–100) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 36th | 203.74 | 72.44 | 67.7 |
 Peru | 50th | 258.44 | 60.11 | 65.8 |
 Colombia | 56th | 298.33 | 61.34 | 65.7 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across South America
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 165.
Placed either side on energy
The countries immediately above and below Ecuador in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Ecuador is ahead of the world, and behind
24 more statistics filed under energy, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median4
Statistics on which Ecuador does better than the middle country measured.
Low-Carbon Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 37.3272.4437.32▲ Improved since 2014
Ecuador: 72.44 · world median 37.32 · Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Position 48th of 162 · derived.
RISE Energy Efficiency Policy ScoreESMAP · 2023 · world median 48.2361.3648.23▲ Improved since 2013
Ecuador: 61.36 · world median 48.23 · Energy efficiency policy score (0–100). World Bank Group (ESMAP), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.975 to 95.93; higher is better.
RISE Renewable Energy Policy ScoreESMAP · 2023 · world median 33.2640.8733.26▲ Improved since 2013
Ecuador: 40.87 · world median 33.26 · Renewable energy policy score (0–100). World Bank Group (ESMAP), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.056 to 89.52; higher is better.
CO₂ Emissions per CapitaGlobal Carbon Project · 2024 · world median 3.212.5353.21▲ Improved since 2014
Ecuador: 2.535 · world median 3.21 · Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person). Global Carbon Project, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.054 to 41.27; lower is better.
Position 119th of 210 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median7
Statistics on which Ecuador does worse than the middle country measured.
Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)EIA · 2024 · world median 2.7383.2692.738▼ Worsened since 2014
Ecuador: 3.269 · world median 2.738 · Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.666 to 17.45; lower is better.
Access to ElectricityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 10098.5100▼ Worsened since 2014
Ecuador: 98.5 · world median 100 · Population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 5.4 to 100; higher is better.
Access to Electricity, RuralWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 10095.9100▼ Worsened since 2014
Ecuador: 95.9 · world median 100 · Rural population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.7 to 100; higher is better.
Primary Schools with ElectricityUIS · 2024 · world median 10093.2100▲ Improved since 2016
Ecuador: 93.2 · world median 100 · Primary schools with access to electricity (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.246 to 100; higher is better.
Wind and Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 5.2790.8275.279▼ Worsened since 2014
Ecuador: 0.827 · world median 5.279 · Wind and solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 69.12; higher is better.
Firms Owning or Sharing a GeneratorWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 24.8547.5224.85No earlier reading
Ecuador: 47.52 · world median 24.85 · Firms owning or sharing a generator (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.158 to 90.51; lower is better.
Firms Identifying Electricity as a Major ConstraintWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 25.7773.2425.77No earlier reading
Ecuador: 73.24 · world median 25.77 · Firms rating electricity a major or very severe constraint (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 84.77; lower is better.
Position 5th of 179 · derived, 1st = worst.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Coal Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Ecuador: 0 · world median 0 · Coal (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 98.25; lower is better.
No better end12
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Crude Oil ProductionEIA · 2025 · world median 0440.70No real change since 2015
Ecuador: 440.7 · world median 0 · Crude oil produced (thousand barrels per day). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 13,586.
Hydro Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 12.8570.4212.85Moved since 2014
Ecuador: 70.42 · world median 12.85 · Hydropower (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100.
Primary Energy ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 0.0771.1420.077No real change since 2014
Ecuador: 1.142 · world median 0.077 · Primary energy produced (quadrillion Btu). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 130.76.
Net Electricity Imports (share of generation)Ember · 2024 · world median 02.1430Moved since 2014
Ecuador: 2.143 · world median 0 · Net electricity imports (% of domestic generation). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -70.16 to 707.07.
Natural Gas ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 00.2660No real change since 2014
Ecuador: 0.266 · world median 0 · Dry natural gas produced (billion cubic metres). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,069.
Gas Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 2.5852.9092.585Moved since 2014
Ecuador: 2.909 · world median 2.585 · Natural gas (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.97.
Operating Wind Power CapacityGlobal Energy Monitor · 2026 · world median 10066100No earlier reading
Ecuador: 66 · world median 100 · Wind farm capacity in operation (megawatts). Global Energy Monitor, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 542,758.
Nuclear Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Ecuador: 0 · world median 0 · Nuclear (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 67.4.
Primary Energy Consumption per CapitaEIA · 2024 · world median 49.536.8449.5Moved since 2014
Ecuador: 36.84 · world median 49.5 · Energy use per person (million Btu). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.95 to 766.07.
Solar Electricity Installed CapacityEIA · 2024 · world median 0.1440.0320.144Moved since 2014
Ecuador: 0.032 · world median 0.144 · Solar generating capacity installed (gigawatts). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 886.66.
Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 3.0490.1223.049Moved since 2014
Ecuador: 0.122 · world median 3.049 · Solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50.
Photovoltaic Power Potential (PVOUT)World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis · 2020 · world median 4.2733.4014.273No earlier reading
Ecuador: 3.401 · world median 4.273 · Practical solar power potential (kWh per kWp per day, long-term average). World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.513 to 5.379.
No current reading for Ecuador
Operating Coal Power Capacity, RISE Clean Cooking Policy Score and RISE Electricity Access Policy Score. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Energy among Ecuador’s 16 topics
Energy is Ecuador’s 2nd best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability31st of 1863/4 keys
- Energy36th of 1653/3 keys
- Work & Labour46th of 1824/4 keys
- Gender & Equality52nd of 1834/4 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 87th of 1984/4 keys
- Education & Knowledgejoint 87th of 1984/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation90th of 1764/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital102nd of 1963/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeing105th of 2004/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions103rd of 1944/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties123rd of 1984/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture118th of 1844/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade121st of 1773/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality111th of 1593/3 keys
- Peace & Security134th of 1774/4 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 165th of 1934/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on energy
The three countries placed highest of 165, and the leaders Ecuador can most readily be measured against.
1
BhutanSouthern Asia
1st of 165 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: VIkramjit Kakati derivative work: ויקיג'אנקי · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
NorwayNorthern Europe
2nd of 165 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
UgandaEastern Africa
3rd of 165 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Americas
Venezuela=8th2/3 keysThis page
Ecuador36th3/3 keys
Positions out of 165 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Ecuador on energy: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Ecuador rank on energy?
Ecuador is placed 36th of 165 countries on Energy in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics (Carbon Intensity of Electricity, Renewable Share of Electricity Generation and World Energy Trilemma Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Carbon Intensity of Electricity figure for Ecuador?
203.74 in 2024 (carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)), according to Ember. The world median in the same edition was 433.75.
What is the latest Renewable Share of Electricity Generation figure for Ecuador?
72.44 in 2024 (renewables (% of electricity generated)), according to Ember. The world median in the same edition was 32.06.
How does Ecuador compare with Colombia on energy?
Colombia is placed 56th of 165, and Ecuador 36th. Carbon Intensity of Electricity: Colombia 298.33, Ecuador 203.74; Renewable Share of Electricity Generation: Colombia 61.34, Ecuador 72.44; World Energy Trilemma Index: Colombia 65.7, Ecuador 67.7.
How have Ecuador’s energy figures changed?
Carbon Intensity of Electricity fell from 204.46 in 2000 to 203.74 in 2024; Renewable Share of Electricity Generation rose from 71.51 in 2000 to 72.44 in 2024.
Which energy statistics are missing for Ecuador?
No current reading is published for Ecuador on Operating Coal Power Capacity, RISE Clean Cooking Policy Score and RISE Electricity Access Policy Score. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
This is deliberately the electricity and energy-system subject, not an infrastructure one: roads, railways, ports, water and telecommunications would each need a global series this site does not hold. Emissions are under Environment & Sustainability. Access to electricity is published here in full but takes no part in any ranking — more than half the world’s countries now report 100%, and a position derived from that would read “1, 1, 1 … 123”, which is noise rather than information.
How the Energy standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 3 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 3 keys to be placed.
The energy method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Carbon Intensity of Electricity — Ember, CC BY 4.0
- Renewable Share of Electricity Generation — Ember, CC BY 4.0
- World Energy Trilemma Index — World Energy Council, Express reuse grant (no Creative Commons licence named)
The other 24 statistics on this page come from 8 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Ecuador’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Ecuador (banner) — Phelipemancheno, CC0
- Bhutan — VIkramjit Kakati derivative work: ויקיג'אנקי, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Norway — Ximonic , Simo Räsänen, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Uganda — Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Ecuador: Energy — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/ecuador/energy