Ecuador vs South Africa: Annual change in primary energy from gas
Ecuador
-1.21 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Africa
-0.9012 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ecuador rank
54th
South Africa rank
51st
Annual change in primary energy from gas over time
- Ecuador
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports -0.9012 terawatt-hours against -1.21 terawatt-hours in Ecuador, a difference of 0.3088 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was South Africa ahead.
Ecuador ranks 54th and South Africa ranks 51st of 76 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.0078 terawatt-hours | 0.2087 terawatt-hours | 0.2165 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0965 terawatt-hours | 0.0134 terawatt-hours | 0.0832 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.1407 terawatt-hours | 0.9852 terawatt-hours | 0.8444 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.2878 terawatt-hours | 2.14 terawatt-hours | 1.85 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.1043 terawatt-hours | 0.9372 terawatt-hours | 0.8328 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2020s | -0.3773 terawatt-hours | 0.6996 terawatt-hours | 1.08 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from gas, Ecuador or South Africa?
- South Africa, at -0.9012 terawatt-hours against -1.21 terawatt-hours in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from gas between Ecuador and South Africa?
- 0.3088 terawatt-hours, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and South Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and South Africa rank globally for annual change in primary energy from gas?
- Ecuador ranks 54th and South Africa ranks 51st of 76 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 Annual change in primary energy from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.