Annual PM2.5 emissions from wildfires, per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Annual PM2.5 emissions from wildfires, per capita was 0.0013 tonnes per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual PM2.5 emissions from wildfires, per capita in Ecuador, 2003–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2025, annual pm2.5 emissions from wildfires, per capita in Ecuador stood at 0.0013 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 57.7% on the previous year and down 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual pm2.5 emissions from wildfires, per capita in Ecuador peaked at 0.0056 tonnes per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.001 tonnes per person, in 2010.
Ecuador ranks 71st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Annual PM2.5 emissions from wildfires, per capita in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | — |
| 2004 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +18.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | +62.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -59.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | +84.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -37.1% |
| 2009 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +89.9% |
| 2010 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -67.8% |
| 2011 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +110.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -21.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +29.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -48.8% |
| 2015 | 0.004 tonnes per person | +270.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -56.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +14.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | +207.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | -67.7% |
| 2024 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +67.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -57.7% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.0013 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0005 tonnes per person, 2.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.0013 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0007 tonnes per person, 1.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0034 tonnes per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.004 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0056 tonnes per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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 annual pm2.5 emissions from wildfires, per capita in Ecuador?
- Annual pm2.5 emissions from wildfires, per capita in Ecuador was 0.0013 tonnes per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest annual pm2.5 emissions from wildfires, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0056 tonnes per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest annual pm2.5 emissions from wildfires, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 tonnes per person in 2010.
- How does Ecuador rank for annual pm2.5 emissions from wildfires, per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 71st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual pm2.5 emissions from wildfires, per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.0%. 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 Annual PM2.5 emissions from wildfires, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Annual PM2.5 emissions from wildfires divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Annual PM2.5 emissions from wildfires ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Annual pm25 emissions from wildfires Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Annual PM2.5 emissions from wildfires divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.