Ecuador vs Portugal: Primary energy from hydropower per person
Ecuador
1,538 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Portugal
1,428 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Ecuador rank
13th
Portugal rank
15th
Primary energy from hydropower per person over time
- Ecuador
- Portugal
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1,538 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,428 kilowatt-hours per person in Portugal, a difference of 110 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Portugal ahead.
Ecuador ranks 13th and Portugal ranks 15th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.47 kilowatt-hours per person | 594.24 kilowatt-hours per person | 539.77 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 1970s | 77.68 kilowatt-hours per person | 842.7 kilowatt-hours per person | 765.02 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 1980s | 306.01 kilowatt-hours per person | 846.37 kilowatt-hours per person | 540.36 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 1990s | 513.56 kilowatt-hours per person | 979.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 466.19 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 2000s | 583.28 kilowatt-hours per person | 951.67 kilowatt-hours per person | 368.4 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 2010s | 909.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,094 kilowatt-hours per person | 184.64 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 2020s | 1,402 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,158 kilowatt-hours per person | 243.26 kilowatt-hours per person | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower per person, Ecuador or Portugal?
- Ecuador, at 1,538 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,428 kilowatt-hours per person in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower per person between Ecuador and Portugal?
- 110 kilowatt-hours per person, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Portugal?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Portugal rank globally for primary energy from hydropower per person?
- Ecuador ranks 13th and Portugal ranks 15th 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.