Ecuador vs United States: Annual change in primary energy from hydropower
Ecuador
5.51 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United States
4.71 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ecuador rank
7th
United States rank
9th
Annual change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Ecuador
- United States
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 5.51 terawatt-hours against 4.71 terawatt-hours in United States, a difference of 0.8 terawatt-hours.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was United States ahead.
Ecuador ranks 7th and United States ranks 9th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0287 terawatt-hours | 14.26 terawatt-hours | 14.23 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1970s | 0.0345 terawatt-hours | 2.99 terawatt-hours | 2.96 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 1980s | 0.4245 terawatt-hours | -1.12 terawatt-hours | 1.55 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.2223 terawatt-hours | 4.19 terawatt-hours | 3.97 terawatt-hours | United States |
| 2000s | 0.2049 terawatt-hours | -4.51 terawatt-hours | 4.71 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 1.54 terawatt-hours | 1.39 terawatt-hours | 0.1481 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.5813 terawatt-hours | -6.89 terawatt-hours | 7.47 terawatt-hours | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from hydropower, Ecuador or United States?
- Ecuador, at 5.51 terawatt-hours against 4.71 terawatt-hours in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from hydropower between Ecuador and United States?
- 0.8 terawatt-hours, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and United States?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and United States rank globally for annual change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Ecuador ranks 7th and United States ranks 9th 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.