Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita was 1.64 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Ecuador, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Ecuador is 1.64 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.4% on the previous year and up 82.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Ecuador peaked at 1.64 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0469 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1965.
That places Ecuador 47th out of 76 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0545 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0469 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0609 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0777 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0647 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1022 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.306 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0929 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.4837 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5163 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.4517 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.5792 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6022 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.5196 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.8183 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.994 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.6224 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.53 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.36 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.64 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 44 North Macedonia 2.05 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 45 Malaysia 1.77 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 46 Colombia 1.72 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 48 Israel 1.64 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 49 Thailand 1.52 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 50 Vietnam 1.51 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More climate change data for Ecuador
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Population, total 18.29 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Urban population 11.59 million (2025)
- Urban population 63.4% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.54 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 1.39 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.54 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.54 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Ecuador?
- Per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Ecuador was 1.64 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0469 kilowatt-hours per person in 1965.
- How does Ecuador rank for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 47th out of 76 countries with data for 2025.
- Is per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.