Brazil vs Ecuador: Primary energy from hydropower per person
Brazil
1,870 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Ecuador
1,538 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Brazil rank
11th
Ecuador rank
13th
Primary energy from hydropower per person over time
- Brazil
- Ecuador
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1,870 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,538 kilowatt-hours per person in Ecuador, a difference of 332 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Ecuador's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 11th and Ecuador ranks 13th of 80 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 329.28 kilowatt-hours per person | 54.47 kilowatt-hours per person | 274.81 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 1970s | 668.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 77.68 kilowatt-hours per person | 590.35 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 1980s | 1,238 kilowatt-hours per person | 306.01 kilowatt-hours per person | 932.4 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 1990s | 1,558 kilowatt-hours per person | 513.56 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,045 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 2000s | 1,798 kilowatt-hours per person | 583.28 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,214 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1,950 kilowatt-hours per person | 909.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,040 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 2020s | 1,923 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,402 kilowatt-hours per person | 521.48 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower per person, Brazil or Ecuador?
- Brazil, at 1,870 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,538 kilowatt-hours per person in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower per person between Brazil and Ecuador?
- 332 kilowatt-hours per person, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ecuador?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Ecuador rank globally for primary energy from hydropower per person?
- Brazil ranks 11th and Ecuador ranks 13th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from hydropower per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.