Ecuador vs Saudi Arabia: Primary energy from low-carbon energy
Ecuador
29.99 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
19.77 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ecuador rank
52nd
Saudi Arabia rank
55th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Ecuador
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 29.99 terawatt-hours against 19.77 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 10.22 terawatt-hours.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.5 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 52nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 55th of 77 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.308 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.308 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.5516 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.5516 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 2.91 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 2.91 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 5.95 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 5.95 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 8.31 terawatt-hours | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | 8.31 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 16.27 terawatt-hours | 0.0662 terawatt-hours | 16.2 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 26.89 terawatt-hours | 6.58 terawatt-hours | 20.31 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy, Ecuador or Saudi Arabia?
- Ecuador, at 29.99 terawatt-hours against 19.77 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy between Ecuador and Saudi Arabia?
- 10.22 terawatt-hours, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Saudi Arabia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Saudi Arabia rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Ecuador ranks 52nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 55th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from low-carbon energy. 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 of total energy supply.