Access to electricity in Ecuador
Ecuador: Access to electricity was 99.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Ecuador, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity in Ecuador is 99.9%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Ecuador peaked at 99.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 88.9%, in 1990.
Ecuador ranks 121st of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Access to electricity in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 88.9% | — |
| 1991 | 89.4% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 89.9% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 90.4% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 90.9% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 89.8% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 91.8% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 92.2% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 92.7% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 93.1% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 93.4% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 93.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 94.1% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 95.0% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 94.8% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 95.8% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 96.3% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 96.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 97.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 96.5% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 97.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 96.9% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 97.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 98.8% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | +1.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 99.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 100% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 99.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.6%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.9% | 88.9% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.4% | 93.4% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 96.9% | 99.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More reference data data for Ecuador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1826 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9943 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Ecuador?
- Access to electricity in Ecuador was 99.9% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.9% in 1990.
- How does Ecuador rank for access to electricity?
- Ecuador ranks 121st out of 218 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012, published as part of Access to electricity (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.