Ecuador vs Italy: Share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. GDP per capita
Ecuador
15.2%
in 2025
Italy
15.5%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
34th
Italy rank
32nd
Share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ecuador
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 15.5% against 15.2% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Italy ahead.
Ecuador ranks 34th and Italy ranks 32nd of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and Italy in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | 7.9% | 4.7% | Italy |
| 1970s | 2.3% | 5.3% | 3.0% | Italy |
| 1980s | 5.4% | 5.1% | 0.3% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 4.2% | 3.9% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 5.4% | 2.5% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 11.6% | 1.5% | Italy |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 14.2% | 0.9% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. gdp per capita, Ecuador or Italy?
- Italy, at 15.5% against 15.2% in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. gdp per capita between Ecuador and Italy?
- 0.3%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Italy?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Italy rank globally for share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. gdp per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 34th and Italy ranks 32nd of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.