Ecuador Electricity: Generation Mix, Demand and Emissions

Ecuador generated 36.6 TWh of electricity in 2025, according to Ember. Hydro was the largest source at 78.0%, followed by other fossil (17.9%) and gas (2.6%). Demand was 36.6 TWh and each kWh generated emitted 158 gCO2/kWh. These are annual statistics for 2025, with monthly figures through August 2026; they are compiled from national sources and are not real time.

Key Facts

Ecuador generated 36.6 TWh of electricity in 2025.
Hydro supplied 78.0% of Ecuador's electricity in 2025.
Other fossil supplied 17.9% of Ecuador's electricity in 2025.
Gas supplied 2.6% of Ecuador's electricity in 2025.
Low carbon sources (nuclear and renewables) supplied 79.4% of Ecuador's generation in 2025.
The carbon intensity of Ecuador's electricity was 158 gCO2/kWh in 2025.
Ecuador's carbon intensity in 2025 was 22% lower than in 2000, when it was 204 gCO2/kWh.
Ecuador had the 62nd highest electricity demand among the 96 countries with Ember data for 2025.

Key Figures, 2025

Measure	Value	As of / source
Total generation	36.6 TWh	2025 · Ember
Electricity demand	36.6 TWh	2025 · Ember
Demand per person	2.00 MWh	2025 · Ember
Net imports	60.0 GWh	2025 · Ember
Carbon intensity	158 gCO2/kWh	2025 · Ember
Power sector emissions	5.80 MtCO2	2025 · Ember
Demand rank (countries with 2025 data)	62 of 96	2025 · Ember

Generation Mix, 2025

Source	Generation	Share
Hydro	28.5 TWh	78.0%
Other fossil	6.56 TWh	17.9%
Gas	960 GWh	2.6%
Bioenergy	310 GWh	0.8%
Wind	200 GWh	0.5%
Solar	40.0 GWh	0.1%

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Year by Year

Ember annual statistics, 2000 to 2025

Ecuador's electricity generation by main source from 2000 to 2025, in TWh. In 2025 the largest sources were hydro at 28.5 TWh, other fossil at 6.56 TWh, gas at 960 GWh, bioenergy at 310 GWh, wind at 200 GWh.

Annual statistics through 2025, TWh

Ecuador electricity generation by source, 2000 to 2025
Year	Hydro	Other fossil	Gas	Bioenergy	Wind
2000	7.53 TWh	3.00 TWh	0 TWh	0 TWh	0 TWh
2001	7.00 TWh	3.98 TWh	0 TWh	0 TWh	0 TWh
2002	7.45 TWh	3.88 TWh	480 GWh	0 TWh	0 TWh
2003	7.11 TWh	3.43 TWh	940 GWh	0 TWh	0 TWh
2004	7.34 TWh	4.22 TWh	1.24 TWh	0 TWh	0 TWh
2005	6.81 TWh	4.33 TWh	1.48 TWh	20.0 GWh	0 TWh
2006	7.06 TWh	5.21 TWh	1.79 TWh	20.0 GWh	0 TWh
2007	8.95 TWh	6.27 TWh	2.01 TWh	20.0 GWh	0 TWh
2008	11.2 TWh	5.57 TWh	1.72 TWh	20.0 GWh	0 TWh
2009	9.13 TWh	7.11 TWh	1.90 TWh	20.0 GWh	0 TWh
2010	8.55 TWh	8.66 TWh	2.19 TWh	20.0 GWh	0 TWh
2011	11.0 TWh	7.46 TWh	1.94 TWh	10.0 GWh	0 TWh
2012	12.1 TWh	8.25 TWh	2.34 TWh	20.0 GWh	0 TWh
2013	10.9 TWh	9.30 TWh	2.83 TWh	40.0 GWh	60.0 GWh
2014	11.3 TWh	9.78 TWh	2.91 TWh	60.0 GWh	80.0 GWh
2015	13.0 TWh	9.82 TWh	2.81 TWh	90.0 GWh	100 GWh
2016	15.7 TWh	8.85 TWh	2.02 TWh	490 GWh	80.0 GWh
2017	19.9 TWh	5.64 TWh	1.73 TWh	460 GWh	70.0 GWh
2018	20.5 TWh	6.68 TWh	1.53 TWh	430 GWh	80.0 GWh
2019	24.7 TWh	5.82 TWh	1.39 TWh	450 GWh	90.0 GWh
2020	24.3 TWh	5.22 TWh	1.15 TWh	470 GWh	80.0 GWh
2021	25.6 TWh	4.91 TWh	1.13 TWh	410 GWh	60.0 GWh
2022	24.6 TWh	6.89 TWh	1.04 TWh	390 GWh	60.0 GWh
2023	25.7 TWh	8.50 TWh	950 GWh	390 GWh	210 GWh
2024	23.0 TWh	8.05 TWh	950 GWh	390 GWh	230 GWh
2025	28.5 TWh	6.56 TWh	960 GWh	310 GWh	200 GWh

Year	Generation	Demand	Carbon intensity
2025	36.6 TWh	36.6 TWh	158 gCO2/kWh
2024	32.7 TWh	33.4 TWh	204 gCO2/kWh
2023	35.8 TWh	36.6 TWh	196 gCO2/kWh
2022	33.1 TWh	33.3 TWh	181 gCO2/kWh
2021	32.1 TWh	32.0 TWh	149 gCO2/kWh
2020	31.3 TWh	30.2 TWh	160 gCO2/kWh
2019	32.5 TWh	30.6 TWh	172 gCO2/kWh
2018	29.2 TWh	29.1 TWh	210 gCO2/kWh
2017	27.8 TWh	27.6 TWh	201 gCO2/kWh
2016	27.2 TWh	26.8 TWh	289 gCO2/kWh

Full year by year history for Ecuador, 2000 to 2025

Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of 2025.

Month by Month

Ember monthly statistics through August 2026

Ecuador's electricity demand in August 2026 was 3.71 TWh, and generation from the sources Ember reports was 3.62 TWh. Carbon intensity that month was 205 gCO2/kWh.

Monthly statistics through August 2026, TWh

Ecuador monthly electricity demand and generation, September 2024 to August 2026
Month	Demand	Generation
2024-09	2.81 TWh	2.56 TWh
2024-10	2.49 TWh	2.48 TWh
2024-11	2.37 TWh	2.23 TWh
2024-12	2.90 TWh	2.64 TWh
2025-01	3.25 TWh	3.03 TWh
2025-02	3.01 TWh	2.94 TWh
2025-03	3.39 TWh	3.38 TWh
2025-04	3.23 TWh	3.21 TWh
2025-05	3.33 TWh	3.33 TWh
2025-06	3.09 TWh	3.08 TWh
2025-07	2.98 TWh	2.98 TWh
2025-08	3.15 TWh	3.11 TWh
2025-09	3.21 TWh	3.16 TWh
2025-10	3.28 TWh	3.23 TWh
2025-11	3.27 TWh	3.26 TWh
2025-12	3.36 TWh	3.17 TWh
2026-01	3.31 TWh	3.17 TWh
2026-02	3.14 TWh	3.15 TWh
2026-03	3.58 TWh	3.56 TWh
2026-04	3.46 TWh	3.45 TWh
2026-05	3.65 TWh	3.64 TWh
2026-06	3.58 TWh	3.57 TWh
2026-07	3.77 TWh	3.77 TWh
2026-08	3.71 TWh	3.62 TWh

Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of August 2026.

Seasonal Patterns in Ecuador

Ember monthly statistics, complete years only, through August 2026

Electricity demand by month

Look for the brightest columns. Averaged over 2019 to 2025, demand is highest in March and lowest in October, and the busiest month uses 7% more electricity per day than the quietest.

Ecuador's electricity demand for each month, in TWh, 2019 to 2025. Colour shows demand per day, so short months are not shaded as quiet.
Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2025	3.25	3.01	3.39	3.23	3.33	3.09	2.98	3.15	3.21	3.28	3.27	3.36
2024	2.99	2.97	3.27	3.06	3.24	3.00	3.08	3.04	2.81	2.49	2.37	2.90
2023	2.98	2.70	3.05	2.95	3.27	3.10	3.23	3.09	2.97	3.08	2.92	3.02
2022	2.76	2.54	2.95	2.88	2.88	2.59	2.76	2.81	2.80	2.80	2.73	2.88
2021	2.65	2.48	2.93	2.87	2.70	2.59	2.66	2.71	2.66	2.80	2.69	2.76
2020	2.90	2.70	2.63	2.29	2.51	2.62	2.71	2.65	2.53	2.66	2.55	2.69
2019	2.68	2.56	2.82	2.73	2.79	2.65	2.67	2.69	2.62	2.57	2.68	2.79

Lower demand per day
Higher demand per day
No data
Each cell shows the month's total demand in TWh, and colour compares demand per day so short months are not shaded as quiet. Lowest cell 2.29 TWh, highest 3.39 TWh. Colours are relative to Ecuador alone.

Low carbon share of generation by month

Look for the brightest columns. Averaged over 2019 to 2025, the low carbon share is highest in June (81%) and lowest in November (70%), a gap of 10.6 points.

Share of Ecuador's electricity generation from nuclear and renewable sources for each month, in percent, 2019 to 2025.
Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2025	64%	73%	77%	78%	77%	79%	82%	78%	78%	79%	79%	64%
2024	75%	74%	72%	69%	72%	81%	76%	69%	63%	56%	49%	58%
2023	61%	65%	80%	82%	83%	84%	84%	80%	70%	65%	61%	66%
2022	74%	72%	79%	79%	81%	82%	82%	81%	77%	72%	70%	64%
2021	80%	81%	83%	83%	81%	81%	81%	81%	78%	76%	81%	85%
2020	80%	79%	79%	86%	85%	82%	80%	80%	81%	78%	70%	77%
2019	77%	79%	78%	79%	79%	77%	76%	77%	76%	77%	81%	81%

Lower low carbon share
Higher low carbon share
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Each cell shows the low carbon share. Lowest cell 49%, highest 86%. Colours are relative to Ecuador alone.

Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of August 2026. Complete calendar years only.

Countries With a Similar Electricity Mix

Ember annual, 2025

Ecuador's closest match is Sudan, 96.6% the same, and the match goes both ways, so they are grid twins.

Sudan 96.6% the same · grid twin Sudan generates 2.6 points less gas than Ecuador
Guinea 92.5% the same Guinea generates 6.9 points more other fossil than Ecuador
Angola 90.9% the same Angola generates 7.4 points less hydro than Ecuador
Venezuela 85.0% the same Venezuela generates 13.6 points less other fossil than Ecuador
Malawi 83.3% the same Malawi generates 14.4 points more hydro than Ecuador

How close: the share of generation that would have to change fuel for one mix to match the other (half the sum of the fuel share differences); 100% minus that is "the same". Grids under 1 TWh are skipped. Grid twins: the 25 closest pairs and every country's nearest match

Ecuador Electricity FAQ

What is the main source of electricity in Ecuador?

Hydro was the largest source of electricity in Ecuador in 2025, supplying 78.0% of generation, followed by other fossil (17.9%) and gas (2.6%). Figures are Ember annual statistics.

How much electricity does Ecuador use?

Ecuador used 36.6 TWh of electricity in 2025, about 2.00 MWh per person.

How clean is Ecuador's electricity?

Generating a kilowatt hour of electricity in Ecuador emitted 158 gCO2/kWh in 2025, and low carbon sources supplied 79.4% of generation. That is 66% below the world average of 460 gCO2/kWh.

Does Ecuador import electricity?

Yes. Ecuador imported 60.0 GWh more electricity than it exported in 2025.

When does Ecuador use the most electricity?

Averaged over 2019 to 2025, Ecuador's electricity demand is highest in March and lowest in October. The busiest month uses 7% more electricity per day than the quietest (Ember monthly data).

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  title = {{Ecuador Electricity: Generation Mix, Demand and Emissions}},
  author = {{World Power Monitor}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Data as of 2026-08. Data from Ember.},
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