Total coal consumption fell 6.85% to 24.1 kt in Ecuador in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, total coal consumption in Ecuador reached an all time high of 25.8 kt in 2014 and an all time low of 0.731 kt in 1991. When compared to Ecuador's main peers, total coal consumption in Brazil amounted to 34,172 kt, 6,416 kt in Colombia, 358 kt in Panama and 1,277 kt in Peru in 2015.
Ecuador has been ranked 114th within the group of 126 countries we follow in terms of total coal consumption, 114 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Total Coal Consumption | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Bolivia | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Brazil | kt | 19,468 | 23,887 | 25,124 | 26,016 | 28,738 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chile | kt | 7,514 | 9,298 | 10,537 | 12,098 | 13,804 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | kt | 5,049 | 4,707 | 5,534 | 4,431 | 5,633 | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | kt | 116 | 0.005 | 0.005 | 0.003 | 0.331 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ecuador | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15.5 | 14.2 | 18.7 | 22.3 | ||
| Honduras | kt | 189 | 118 | 125 | 121 | 124 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 74.7 | ... | ... | ... | 0.017 | ... | ... | |||||||
| Panama | kt | ... | 69.0 | 7.00 | 261 | 356 | 259 | |||||||||||||||
| Peru | kt | 1,074 | 1,338 | 1,369 | 1,258 | 1,371 | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | kt | 358 | 301 | 310 | 319 | 317 |
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