South America · country explainer · estimated data
Ecuador's power sector in numbers
Ember monthly data 2019-01 → 2026-06 · generation-weighted · CC-BY-4.0
Carbon intensity · 2026-06
161gCO₂e/kWh
#26 cleanest of 81 tracked (2025)
Renewables share
78.6%
clean incl. nuclear: 78.6%
Records
Cleanest: 119 (2020-04)
Dirtiest: 359 (2024-11)
The trend, year by year
| Year | gCO₂e/kWh | Δ | Renewables % | Generation TWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 182 | -46 | 75.8 | 37.9 |
| 2024 | 228 | +33 | 68.7 | 33.9 |
| 2023 | 195 | +14 | 73.8 | 35.1 |
| 2022 | 181 | +30 | 76.2 | 32.9 |
| 2021 | 151 | -8 | 81 | 32.1 |
| 2020 | 159 | -11 | 79.7 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | 170 | — | 78.1 | 32.3 |
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Open the globe →Source: "Monthly electricity data, Ember" (CC-BY-4.0). Yearly figures are generation-weighted (Σ emissions ÷ Σ generation, complete years only). Monthly statistical data — estimated, not live measurement. Cite as "Voltcast Research, voltcast.com/research/countries/ec".
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