Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Ecuador
Ecuador: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity was 159.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2025. ▼ Falling
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Ecuador, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 159.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in 2025.
That represents a change of down 21.9% on the previous year and down 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Ecuador peaked at 389.8 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2010 and was at its lowest, 149.13 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, in 2021.
Ecuador ranks 169th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 295.28 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 204.18 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 352.27 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 300.08 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 171.96 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 389.8 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 174.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 149.13 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 203.61 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 166 Guinea 181.14 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 167 Belize 170.21 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 168 Hungary 163.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 170 Croatia 158.5 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 171 Sudan 153.69 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 172 Spain 153.6 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
More climate change data for Ecuador
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Population, total 18.29 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Urban population 11.59 million (2025)
- Urban population 63.4% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.54 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 1.39 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.54 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.54 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Ecuador?
- Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Ecuador was 159.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 389.8 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2010.
- What is the lowest lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 149.13 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2021.
- How does Ecuador rank for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Ecuador ranks 169th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.