Ecuador vs Mexico: Annual change in primary energy from hydropower
Ecuador
5.51 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Mexico
5.25 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ecuador rank
7th
Mexico rank
8th
Annual change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Ecuador
- Mexico
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 5.51 terawatt-hours against 5.25 terawatt-hours in Mexico, a difference of 0.26 terawatt-hours.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Mexico ahead.
Ecuador ranks 7th and Mexico ranks 8th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0287 terawatt-hours | 1.14 terawatt-hours | 1.11 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 1970s | 0.0345 terawatt-hours | 0.4602 terawatt-hours | 0.4257 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 1980s | 0.4245 terawatt-hours | 0.7346 terawatt-hours | 0.3101 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 1990s | 0.2223 terawatt-hours | 0.7358 terawatt-hours | 0.5135 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
| 2000s | 0.2049 terawatt-hours | -0.599 terawatt-hours | 0.8039 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 1.54 terawatt-hours | -0.2897 terawatt-hours | 1.83 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.5813 terawatt-hours | 0.9096 terawatt-hours | 0.3283 terawatt-hours | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from hydropower, Ecuador or Mexico?
- Ecuador, at 5.51 terawatt-hours against 5.25 terawatt-hours in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from hydropower between Ecuador and Mexico?
- 0.26 terawatt-hours, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Mexico?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Mexico rank globally for annual change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Ecuador ranks 7th and Mexico ranks 8th 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.