Renewable energy share in Ecuador

Renewable sources provided 18.9% of final energy consumption in Ecuador in 2021.

Measure: Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) Unit: % of total final energy consumption Data: 1990 to 2021 Source: World Bank
Ecuador, 2021 18.9% % of total final energy consumption
Change from 2020 −1.3percentage points 2020: 20.2%
World, 2020 19.7% Official aggregate Not the same period as Ecuador (2021).
Position in 2021 112th of 212 See the full ranking

Renewable energy share in Ecuador over time

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% of total final energy consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) (% of total final energy consumption), 1998 to 2021
Period EcuadorWorld
2021 18.9% –
2020 20.2% 19.7%
2019 17.7% 18.6%
2018 16.3% 18.1%
2017 17.0% 17.9%
2016 14.8% 17.6%
2015 13.1% 17.4%
2014 12.2% 17.3%
2013 11.8% 17.2%
2012 13.2% 16.9%
2011 13.2% 16.7%
2010 11.8% 16.7%
2009 12.9% 17.1%
2008 15.3% 16.7%
2007 15.9% 16.5%
2006 14.2% 16.7%
2005 16.2% 16.6%
2004 16.7% 16.8%
2003 16.6% 17.1%
2002 17.1% 17.2%
2001 17.1% 17.2%
2000 19.4% 17.5%
1999 19.6% 17.9%
1998 18.2% 17.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.3 percentage points from 20.2% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 13.2%, the figure has changed by +5.7 percentage points.
  • Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Ecuador has the 112th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2021 for Ecuador
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7