Ecuador

In brief

Electricity from renewables: 81% (2021). World rank 28 of 206 (1 = best); in Americas, 6 of 44. Electricity from fossil fuels: 32% (2024). World rank 59 of 209 (1 = best); in Americas, 13 of 45. Scientific articles per year: 3,530 (2023). World rank 66 of 197; in Americas, 9 of 37. From 2014 to 2024: using the internet 45.6% → 77.2%, mobile subscriptions per 100 people 104 → 102, and home broadband per 100 people 8.2 → 17.3. Better than all its neighbours (Colombia and Peru): home broadband per 100 people and electricity from renewables. Worse than all its neighbours (Colombia and Peru): using the internet and renewable share of energy use.