Colombia vs Ecuador: Annual change in primary energy from hydropower
Colombia
13.62 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ecuador
5.51 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Colombia rank
4th
Ecuador rank
7th
Annual change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Colombia
- Ecuador
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 13.62 terawatt-hours against 5.51 terawatt-hours in Ecuador, a difference of 8.11 terawatt-hours.
That makes Colombia's figure about 2.5 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 4th and Ecuador ranks 7th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 6 and Ecuador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4735 terawatt-hours | 0.0287 terawatt-hours | 0.4448 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.7821 terawatt-hours | 0.0345 terawatt-hours | 0.7476 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 1980s | 1.35 terawatt-hours | 0.4245 terawatt-hours | 0.9278 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 1990s | 0.6919 terawatt-hours | 0.2223 terawatt-hours | 0.4696 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.7137 terawatt-hours | 0.2049 terawatt-hours | 0.5088 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.36 terawatt-hours | 1.54 terawatt-hours | 0.1816 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 2.28 terawatt-hours | 0.5813 terawatt-hours | 1.7 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from hydropower, Colombia or Ecuador?
- Colombia, at 13.62 terawatt-hours against 5.51 terawatt-hours in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from hydropower between Colombia and Ecuador?
- 8.11 terawatt-hours, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ecuador?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Ecuador rank globally for annual change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Colombia ranks 4th and Ecuador ranks 7th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from hydropower. 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.