Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Ecuador
Ecuador: Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP was 261.90 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Ecuador, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 261.90 billion international-$ in 2021 prices for change in co₂ emissions and gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Ecuador peaked at 261.90 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 95.36 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1990.
That places Ecuador 66th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 108.41 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 95.36 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 121.00 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 143.14 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 116.53 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 169.07 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 217.87 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 175.88 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 240.51 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 246.98 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 218.28 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 261.90 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 63 Dominican Republic 282.75 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 64 Myanmar 281.77 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 65 Belarus 269.55 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 67 Tanzania 261.14 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 68 Ghana 258.00 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 69 New Zealand 256.82 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 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 change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Ecuador?
- Change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Ecuador was 261.90 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 261.90 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.36 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1990.
- How does Ecuador rank for change in co₂ emissions and gdp?
- Ecuador ranks 66th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in co₂ emissions and gdp rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total economic output of a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.