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Ecuador

Ecuador produced 160.9 MMbbl of oil in 2025.

  • Ninth-largest oil-producing country in the Americas, 2025.
  • 1.6% of the oil produced in the Americas, 2025.
  • Oil production fell 8% in 2025 from 2024.
Well map of Ecuador. The full map is further down this page.

Production

Oil production (Mbbl/d, annual average)Latest: 441, 2025
Oil production: thousand barrels per day, annual average 300 600 Mbbl/d 20102012201420162018202020222024 2010: 486 Mbbl/d 2011: 499 Mbbl/d 2012: 502 Mbbl/d 2013: 525 Mbbl/d 2014: 556 Mbbl/d 2015: 542 Mbbl/d 2016: 547 Mbbl/d 2017: 531 Mbbl/d 2018: 517 Mbbl/d 2019: 531 Mbbl/d 2020: 479 Mbbl/d 2021: 472 Mbbl/d 2022: 481 Mbbl/d 2023: 475 Mbbl/d 2024: 475 Mbbl/d 2025: 441 Mbbl/d

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99.16% from what the source published. All held at block, field and operator grain.

How the volume breaks down
  • 99.16% Reported by the official source as a lease, facility, field or state total. Published without per-well detail.
  • 0.84% Derived from the source's reported daily rates: the month's average reported rate times its calendar days, with days the source did not report assumed at that average. Replaced by the source's own monthly total when one is published and the substitution passes our checks.

99.16% of the oil here starts from what the official source published for the months measured. Measured over January 2010 to October 2026.

Held at block, field and operator grain: the chart draws the total as one series.

About this chart

Splitting it into bands by the year each well started takes volumes at well grain.

No gas volume has been reported for Ecuador since December 2021.

Annual table (full history)

best estimate incl. unsplit totals and rate-derived

YearOil (MMbbl)Gas produced (Bcf)
2025160.9—
2024174.0—
2023173.5—
2022175.5—
2021172.337
2020175.236
2019193.9—
2018188.840
2017193.8—
2016200.1—
2015198.0—
2014202.9—
2013191.8—
2012183.9—
2011182.3—
2010177.4—

— means no figure is published for that period.

Source: CommoVision (commovision.com)

Monthly table (last 24 months)
MonthOil (Mbbl)Gas produced (MMcf)
2026-1013,948.4—
2026-0913,852.1—
2026-0814,356.3—
2026-0714,342.7—
2026-0613,796.1—
2026-0514,237.7—
2026-0413,630.2—
2026-0314,194.9—
2026-0212,952.7—
2026-0114,456.1—
2025-1214,480.6—
2025-1113,986.5—
2025-1014,670.4—
2025-0914,159.4—
2025-0814,506.1—
2025-074,564.5—
2025-0614,042.0—
2025-0514,433.8—
2025-0414,168.9—
2025-0313,983.9—
2025-0213,135.5—
2025-0114,747.9—
2024-1214,658.1—
2024-1114,200.7—

— means no figure is published for that period.

Source: CommoVision (commovision.com)

Source: CommoVision · Ecuador, data through October 2026.

Well map

A map of 3,968 well locations in Ecuador for which CommoVision holds a published surface coordinate, each drawn where it is and colored by its primary product (green for oil, red for natural gas, gray where undetermined; a spot shared by more than one product shows the one with the most wells there), on a ground of land and water over faint country outlines and place names for orientation, with a small inset map locating this frame in the Americas.
  • Oil 2,120
  • Undetermined 1,848
3,968 well locations in Ecuador, colored by primary product.
About this map

Undetermined means not enough signal to settle it.

449.9 Mbbl/d Oct 2026 oil production -4.9% vs Oct last year best estimate incl. unsplit totals and rate-derived
440.8 Mbbl/d 2025 oil production best estimate incl. unsplit totals and rate-derived
1.6 % Share of Americas oil (2025)

Active drilling rigs

8 rigs active on average in Oct 2026
−2 rigs vs a year earlier
13 rigs peak month, Nov 2018 (since Oct 2016)
Active drilling rigs by rig type (rigs, monthly average)Source: Baker Hughes
Oil Gas Miscellaneous
Active drilling rigs by rig type: rigs, monthly average 5 10 15 rigs 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Oct 2016: 6 rigs on average (Oil 6, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Nov 2016: 5 rigs on average (Oil 5, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Dec 2016: 7 rigs on average (Oil 7, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Jan 2017: 6 rigs on average (Oil 6, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Feb 2017: 7 rigs on average (Oil 7, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Mar 2017: 7 rigs on average (Oil 7, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Apr 2017: 7 rigs on average (Oil 7, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) May 2017: 9 rigs on average (Oil 9, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Jun 2017: 7 rigs on average (Oil 7, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Jul 2017: 6 rigs on average (Oil 6, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Aug 2017: 5 rigs on average (Oil 5, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Sep 2017: 5 rigs on average (Oil 4, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 1) Oct 2017: 6 rigs on average (Oil 5, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 1) Nov 2017: 6 rigs on average (Oil 5, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 1) Dec 2017: 5 rigs on average (Oil 5, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Jan 2018: 4 rigs on average (Oil 4, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Feb 2018: 6 rigs on average (Oil 6, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Mar 2018: 8 rigs on average (Oil 8, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Apr 2018: 6 rigs on average (Oil 6, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) May 2018: 6 rigs on average (Oil 6, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Jun 2018: 7 rigs on average (Oil 7, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Jul 2018: 8 rigs on average (Oil 8, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Aug 2018: 10 rigs on average (Oil 10, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Sep 2018: 8 rigs on average (Oil 8, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Oct 2018: 8 rigs on average (Oil 8, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Nov 2018: 13 rigs on average (Oil 13, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Dec 2018: 12 rigs on average (Oil 12, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Jan 2019: 11 rigs on average (Oil 11, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Feb 2019: 8 rigs on average (Oil 8, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Mar 2019: 7 rigs on average (Oil 7, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Apr 2019: 7 rigs on average (Oil 7, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) May 2019: 6 rigs on average (Oil 6, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Jun 2019: 10 rigs on average (Oil 10, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Jul 2019: 10 rigs on average (Oil 10, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Aug 2019: 8 rigs on average (Oil 8, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Sep 2019: 9 rigs on average (Oil 9, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Oct 2019: 7 rigs on average (Oil 7, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Nov 2019: 7 rigs on average (Oil 7, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Dec 2019: 5 rigs on average (Oil 5, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Jan 2020: 6 rigs on average (Oil 6, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Feb 2020: 5 rigs on average (Oil 5, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Mar 2020: 6 rigs on average (Oil 6, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Apr 2020: 3 rigs on average (Oil 3, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) May 2020: 1 rig on average (Oil 1, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Jun 2020: 1 rig on average (Oil 1, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Jul 2020: 1 rig on average (Oil 1, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Aug 2020: 1 rig on average (Oil 1, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Sep 2020: 2 rigs on average (Oil 2, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Oct 2020: 2 rigs on average (Oil 2, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Nov 2020: 4 rigs on average (Oil 4, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Dec 2020: 5 rigs on average (Oil 5, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Jan 2021: 3 rigs on average (Oil 3, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Feb 2021: 4 rigs on average (Oil 4, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Mar 2021: 5 rigs on average (Oil 5, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Apr 2021: 5 rigs on average (Oil 5, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) May 2021: 5 rigs on average (Oil 5, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Jun 2021: 7 rigs on average (Oil 7, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Jul 2021: 4 rigs on average (Oil 4, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Aug 2021: 6 rigs on average (Oil 6, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Sep 2021: 7 rigs on average (Oil 7, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Oct 2021: 7 rigs on average (Oil 7, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Nov 2021: 10 rigs on average (Oil 10, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Dec 2021: 11 rigs on average (Oil 11, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Jan 2022: 10 rigs on average (Oil 10, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Feb 2022: 7 rigs on average (Oil 7, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Mar 2022: 8 rigs on average (Oil 8, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Apr 2022: 9 rigs on average (Oil 9, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) May 2022: 11 rigs on average (Oil 11, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Jun 2022: 11 rigs on average (Oil 11, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Jul 2022: 9 rigs on average (Oil 9, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Aug 2022: 10 rigs on average (Oil 10, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Sep 2022: 11 rigs on average (Oil 11, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Oct 2022: 11 rigs on average (Oil 11, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Nov 2022: 9 rigs on average (Oil 9, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Dec 2022: 7 rigs on average (Oil 7, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Jan 2023: 5 rigs on average (Oil 5, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Feb 2023: 8 rigs on average (Oil 8, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Mar 2023: 7 rigs on average (Oil 7, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Apr 2023: 8 rigs on average (Oil 8, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) May 2023: 8 rigs on average (Oil 8, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Jun 2023: 5 rigs on average (Oil 5, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Jul 2023: 7 rigs on average (Oil 7, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Aug 2023: 7 rigs on average (Oil 7, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Sep 2023: 11 rigs on average (Oil 11, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Oct 2023: 11 rigs on average (Oil 11, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Nov 2023: 9 rigs on average (Oil 9, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Dec 2023: 9 rigs on average (Oil 9, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Jan 2024: 9 rigs on average (Oil 9, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Feb 2024: 9 rigs on average (Oil 9, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Mar 2024: 5 rigs on average (Oil 5, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Apr 2024: 9 rigs on average (Oil 9, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) May 2024: 9 rigs on average (Oil 9, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Jun 2024: 7 rigs on average (Oil 7, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Jul 2024: 7 rigs on average (Oil 7, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Aug 2024: 9 rigs on average (Oil 9, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Sep 2024: 7 rigs on average (Oil 7, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Oct 2024: 7 rigs on average (Oil 7, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Nov 2024: 5 rigs on average (Oil 5, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Dec 2024: 7 rigs on average (Oil 7, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Jan 2025: 4 rigs on average (Oil 4, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Feb 2025: 5 rigs on average (Oil 5, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Mar 2025: 5 rigs on average (Oil 5, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Apr 2025: 6 rigs on average (Oil 6, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) May 2025: 4 rigs on average (Oil 4, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Jun 2025: 6 rigs on average (Oil 6, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Jul 2025: 6 rigs on average (Oil 6, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Aug 2025: 11 rigs on average (Oil 11, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Sep 2025: 10 rigs on average (Oil 10, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Oct 2025: 10 rigs on average (Oil 10, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Nov 2025: 8 rigs on average (Oil 8, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Dec 2025: 5 rigs on average (Oil 5, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Jan 2026: 11 rigs on average (Oil 11, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Feb 2026: 10 rigs on average (Oil 10, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Mar 2026: 13 rigs on average (Oil 13, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Apr 2026: 13 rigs on average (Oil 13, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) May 2026: 10 rigs on average (Oil 10, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Jun 2026: 12 rigs on average (Oil 12, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Jul 2026: 10 rigs on average (Oil 10, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Aug 2026: 8 rigs on average (Oil 8, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Sep 2026: 7 rigs on average (Oil 7, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0) Oct 2026: 8 rigs on average (Oil 8, Gas 0, Miscellaneous 0)

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  • In Ecuador, an average of 8 drilling rigs were active in Oct 2026 (2 fewer than a year earlier).
  • Since Oct 2016, the monthly average peaked at 13 in Nov 2018.
Average active rigs per month: full table
Month Oil-directedGas-directedMiscellaneousAll rigs
Oct 20268008
Sep 20267007
Aug 20268008
Jul 2026100010
Jun 2026120012
May 2026100010
Apr 2026130013
Mar 2026130013
Feb 2026100010
Jan 2026110011
Dec 20255005
Nov 20258008
Oct 2025100010
Sep 2025100010
Aug 2025110011
Jul 20256006
Jun 20256006
May 20254004
Apr 20256006
Mar 20255005
Feb 20255005
Jan 20254004
Dec 20247007
Nov 20245005

Source: CommoVision (commovision.com)

What each region has actually reported

Ecuador: every reporting region we publish, largest first. What it has reported and how far it is complete. Rates are for each region's newest complete month, so they are comparable across regions even though the months differ.

RegionOil (Mbbl/d)Gas produced (MMcf/d)Complete throughNewest month reported
Ecuador 449.9—2026-102026-10

What we cover here

Each row names the grain a region’s production is held at. Where a source publishes at a coarser grain, the page says so.

DataGrainSinceBenchmark
Ecuador production block + field + operator 2010-01 —

Coverage rows for Ecuador are regenerated at every build from the same catalog of sources the data is built from.

What the data shows

  • Ecuador produced 160.9 MMbbl of oil in 2025.
  • Ecuador oil production peaked in 2014 at 202.9 MMbbl; 2025 output of 160.9 MMbbl ran at 79% of that peak.
  • Ecuador production is published at block, field and operator grain. The totals on this page are built from those figures.

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