Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Ecuador
Ecuador: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0115 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Ecuador, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Ecuador is 0.0115 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.6% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Ecuador peaked at 0.0168 kt per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0038 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Ecuador 117th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0042 kt per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0045 kt per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0045 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0047 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0051 kt per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0057 kt per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0059 kt per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0057 kt per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0058 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0055 kt per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0058 kt per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0061 kt per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0061 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0061 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0069 kt per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0073 kt per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0071 kt per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0074 kt per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0077 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0078 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.008 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0082 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0087 kt per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0086 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0085 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0086 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.009 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0097 kt per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 0.01 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0103 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0108 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0112 kt per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0115 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0117 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0124 kt per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0135 kt per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0143 kt per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0139 kt per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0125 kt per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0168 kt per square kilometre | +34.6% |
| 2002 | 0.015 kt per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0146 kt per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0152 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0144 kt per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0145 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0137 kt per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.015 kt per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0156 kt per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0163 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0164 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0161 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0158 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0153 kt per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0136 kt per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0145 kt per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0148 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0149 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0151 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0152 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0149 kt per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0134 kt per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0115 kt per square kilometre | -14.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.0115 kt per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0154 kt per square kilometre, 74% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.0115 kt per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0141 kt per square kilometre, 81% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +34.6% | 0.0125 kt per square kilometre | 0.0168 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0049 kt per square kilometre | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | 0.0059 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0064 kt per square kilometre | 0.0055 kt per square kilometre | 0.0074 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0085 kt per square kilometre | 0.0077 kt per square kilometre | 0.0097 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.012 kt per square kilometre | 0.01 kt per square kilometre | 0.0143 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0147 kt per square kilometre | 0.0125 kt per square kilometre | 0.0168 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0153 kt per square kilometre | 0.0136 kt per square kilometre | 0.0164 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0137 kt per square kilometre | 0.0115 kt per square kilometre | 0.0152 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 114 Eritrea 0.0118 kt per square kilometre compare
- 115 Myanmar 0.0117 kt per square kilometre compare
- 116 Dominica 0.0115 kt per square kilometre compare
- 118 Sierra Leone 0.0114 kt per square kilometre compare
- 119 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0113 kt per square kilometre compare
- 120 Turkmenistan 0.0111 kt per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Ecuador
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 218.44 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 19,195 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,758 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 14,437 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.95 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 515.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,911 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,488 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,423 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.62 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Ecuador?
- Agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Ecuador was 0.0115 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0168 kt per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0038 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Ecuador rank for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Ecuador ranks 117th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.