Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was -0.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.3%
Change on year
down 6.5%
World rank
187th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.5%
in 1980
All-time low
-0.3%
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Ecuador, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Ecuador stood at -0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 124.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Ecuador peaked at 1.5% in 1980 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, in 2024.
That places Ecuador 187th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.3% | — |
| 1851 | 0.2% | -20.7% |
| 1852 | 0.2% | +5.4% |
| 1853 | 0.2% | -3.5% |
| 1854 | 0.3% | +14.9% |
| 1855 | 0.3% | +2.1% |
| 1856 | 0.2% | -21.3% |
| 1857 | 0.3% | +34.3% |
| 1858 | 0.2% | -15.4% |
| 1859 | 0.3% | +16.3% |
| 1860 | 0.3% | +12.3% |
| 1861 | 0.2% | -20.9% |
| 1862 | 0.4% | +77.6% |
| 1863 | 0.2% | -47.1% |
| 1864 | 0.2% | +10.4% |
| 1865 | 0.2% | -4.3% |
| 1866 | 0.3% | +28.1% |
| 1867 | 0.3% | -2.8% |
| 1868 | 0.2% | -26.1% |
| 1869 | 0.4% | +84.8% |
| 1870 | 0.1% | -66.4% |
| 1871 | 0.4% | +160.4% |
| 1872 | 0.4% | +23.3% |
| 1873 | 0.3% | -37.7% |
| 1874 | 0.3% | +14.3% |
| 1875 | 0.2% | -24.4% |
| 1876 | 0.2% | +6.6% |
| 1877 | 0.5% | +97.2% |
| 1878 | 0.5% | -5.7% |
| 1879 | 0.2% | -49.3% |
| 1880 | 0.3% | +11.4% |
| 1881 | 0.2% | -27.2% |
| 1882 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
| 1883 | 0.2% | +3.2% |
| 1884 | 0.4% | +89.3% |
| 1885 | 0.2% | -36.0% |
| 1886 | 0.2% | +3.6% |
| 1887 | 0.3% | +18.6% |
| 1888 | 0.2% | -19.2% |
| 1889 | 0.2% | -5.2% |
| 1890 | 0.4% | +101.9% |
| 1891 | 0.2% | -46.9% |
| 1892 | 0.2% | -26.4% |
| 1893 | 0.2% | +4.0% |
| 1894 | 0.2% | +3.7% |
| 1895 | 0.3% | +44.8% |
| 1896 | 0.2% | -39.7% |
| 1897 | 0.2% | +47.0% |
| 1898 | 0.2% | -5.3% |
| 1899 | 0.2% | -5.2% |
| 1900 | 0.2% | +13.3% |
| 1901 | 0.3% | +18.7% |
| 1902 | 0.3% | +3.4% |
| 1903 | 0.4% | +39.4% |
| 1904 | 0.3% | -25.7% |
| 1905 | 0.3% | +12.3% |
| 1906 | 0.4% | +7.3% |
| 1907 | 0.2% | -40.4% |
| 1908 | 0.4% | +57.8% |
| 1909 | 0.3% | -7.4% |
| 1910 | 0.4% | +14.2% |
| 1911 | 0.3% | -19.9% |
| 1912 | 0.2% | -46.5% |
| 1913 | 0.3% | +89.1% |
| 1914 | 0.2% | -20.5% |
| 1915 | 0.3% | +30.0% |
| 1916 | 0.4% | +14.0% |
| 1917 | 0.3% | -19.1% |
| 1918 | 0.3% | -0.4% |
| 1919 | 0.4% | +24.5% |
| 1920 | 0.3% | -11.9% |
| 1921 | 0.3% | +8.5% |
| 1922 | 0.1% | -77.9% |
| 1923 | 0.3% | +239.3% |
| 1924 | 0.3% | +1.9% |
| 1925 | 0.1% | -60.4% |
| 1926 | 0.3% | +218.2% |
| 1927 | 0.2% | -51.1% |
| 1928 | 0.3% | +98.0% |
| 1929 | 0.1% | -74.6% |
| 1930 | 0.5% | +464.9% |
| 1931 | 0.7% | +44.3% |
| 1932 | 0.8% | +23.3% |
| 1933 | 0.9% | +10.0% |
| 1934 | 1.2% | +30.0% |
| 1935 | 1.0% | -10.5% |
| 1936 | 1.0% | -7.7% |
| 1937 | 1.1% | +18.0% |
| 1938 | 1.0% | -9.2% |
| 1939 | 1.0% | -4.5% |
| 1940 | 0.9% | -11.8% |
| 1941 | 0.8% | -7.4% |
| 1942 | 0.9% | +11.5% |
| 1943 | 0.8% | -8.0% |
| 1944 | 0.8% | -7.1% |
| 1945 | 0.9% | +13.2% |
| 1946 | 0.7% | -13.4% |
| 1947 | 0.8% | +10.6% |
| 1948 | 0.8% | +2.3% |
| 1949 | 0.8% | -2.5% |
| 1950 | 0.8% | -8.0% |
| 1951 | 0.8% | +7.2% |
| 1952 | 0.8% | -2.9% |
| 1953 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.8% | +3.5% |
| 1955 | 0.8% | -1.3% |
| 1956 | 0.7% | -12.8% |
| 1957 | 0.8% | +9.7% |
| 1958 | 0.8% | +3.0% |
| 1959 | 0.7% | -8.0% |
| 1960 | 1.4% | +87.2% |
| 1961 | 0.7% | -46.7% |
| 1962 | 0.6% | -11.2% |
| 1963 | 0.6% | -14.6% |
| 1964 | 0.6% | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 0.5% | -21.3% |
| 1966 | 0.3% | -27.3% |
| 1967 | 0.3% | -18.7% |
| 1968 | 0.6% | +136.4% |
| 1969 | 0.4% | -29.5% |
| 1970 | 0.6% | +32.4% |
| 1971 | 0.6% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.5% | -22.3% |
| 1973 | 0.8% | +78.5% |
| 1974 | 0.9% | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.9% | +9.0% |
| 1976 | 1.2% | +23.9% |
| 1977 | 0.8% | -30.2% |
| 1978 | 0.8% | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 1.2% | +44.0% |
| 1980 | 1.5% | +24.5% |
| 1981 | 1.4% | -9.1% |
| 1982 | 1.0% | -28.8% |
| 1983 | 1.3% | +30.5% |
| 1984 | 1.4% | +12.9% |
| 1985 | 1.1% | -21.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9% | -23.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | -21.1% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | -32.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | +74.5% |
| 1990 | 1.1% | +29.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | -33.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | -22.4% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | +79.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | -50.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -18.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -20.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +47.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -55.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -67.7% |
| 2002 | -0.0% | -144.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -3085.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -78.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -58.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +442.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -33.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -56.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +302.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -73.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +32.2% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +531.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -74.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +18.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -40.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +232.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -48.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -31.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -20.0% |
| 2023 | -0.2% | -262.0% |
| 2024 | -0.3% | +6.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's -0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's -0.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +3085.3% | -0.0% | 0.9% |
| 2014 | +531.3% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| 1930 | +464.9% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| 2007 | +442.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| 2011 | +302.2% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| 2023 | -262.0% | 0.2% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | -0.0% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | -0.3% | 0.3% | 5 |
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 share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Ecuador?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Ecuador was -0.3% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 1980.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3% in 2024.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Ecuador ranks 187th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 124.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.