Electricity generation from wind in Ecuador
Ecuador: Electricity generation from wind was 0.19 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from wind in Ecuador, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.19 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from wind in 2025.
That represents a change of down 17.4% on the previous year and up 90.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from wind in Ecuador peaked at 0.23 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1990.
Ecuador ranks 82nd of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from wind in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2013 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2014 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | +33.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1 terawatt-hours | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.21 terawatt-hours | +250.0% |
| 2024 | 0.23 terawatt-hours | +9.5% |
| 2025 | 0.19 terawatt-hours | -17.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.19 terawatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.16 terawatt-hours, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.19 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.07 terawatt-hours, 2.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from wind in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +250.0% | 0.06 terawatt-hours | 0.21 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.056 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.1 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1383 terawatt-hours | 0.06 terawatt-hours | 0.23 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 79 El Salvador 0.2 terawatt-hours compare
- 79 North Macedonia 0.2 terawatt-hours compare
- 79 United Arab Emirates 0.2 terawatt-hours compare
- 83 Moldova 0.16 terawatt-hours compare
- 84 Colombia 0.15 terawatt-hours compare
- 85 Aruba 0.14 terawatt-hours compare
- 85 Switzerland 0.14 terawatt-hours compare
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 electricity generation from wind in Ecuador?
- Electricity generation from wind in Ecuador was 0.19 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from wind recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.23 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from wind recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1990.
- How does Ecuador rank for electricity generation from wind?
- Ecuador ranks 82nd out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from wind rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from wind. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.