Ecuador vs Taiwan: Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower
Ecuador
24.4%
in 2025
Taiwan
30.7%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
5th
Taiwan rank
2nd
Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Ecuador
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 30.7% against 24.4% in Ecuador, a difference of 6.3%.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.3 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 5th and Taiwan ranks 2nd of 68 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 5 and Taiwan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.0% | 6.9% | 3.1% | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 7.9% | 5.4% | 2.5% | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 25.3% | 3.8% | 21.6% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 5.1% | 0.7% | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 3.4% | -0.9% | 4.3% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 6.4% | 4.7% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 7.0% | 4.3% | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower, Ecuador or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 30.7% against 24.4% in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower between Ecuador and Taiwan?
- 6.3%, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Taiwan?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Taiwan rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Ecuador ranks 5th and Taiwan ranks 2nd of 68 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.