Denmark vs Ecuador: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Denmark
30.36 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ecuador
29.06 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Denmark rank
47th
Ecuador rank
49th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Denmark
- Ecuador
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 30.36 terawatt-hours against 29.06 terawatt-hours in Ecuador, a difference of 1.3 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ecuador ahead.
Denmark ranks 47th and Ecuador ranks 49th of 214 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Ecuador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.18 terawatt-hours | 5.91 terawatt-hours | 3.74 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 8.53 terawatt-hours | 7.97 terawatt-hours | 0.561 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2010s | 17.83 terawatt-hours | 15.05 terawatt-hours | 2.79 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2020s | 28.15 terawatt-hours | 25.87 terawatt-hours | 2.28 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Denmark or Ecuador?
- Denmark, at 30.36 terawatt-hours against 29.06 terawatt-hours in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Denmark and Ecuador?
- 1.3 terawatt-hours, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ecuador?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Ecuador rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Denmark ranks 47th and Ecuador ranks 49th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.