Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Ecuador
Ecuador: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change was -12.18 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-12.18 million tonnes
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
187th
of 197 countries
All-time high
104.25 million tonnes
in 1960
All-time low
-12.18 million tonnes
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual 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 tonnes.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded -12.18 million tonnes for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 117.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Ecuador peaked at 104.25 million tonnes in 1960 and was at its lowest, -12.18 million tonnes, 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.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 7.41 million tonnes | — |
| 1851 | 6.10 million tonnes | -17.6% |
| 1852 | 6.65 million tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1853 | 6.46 million tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1854 | 7.53 million tonnes | +16.5% |
| 1855 | 7.82 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1856 | 6.19 million tonnes | -20.9% |
| 1857 | 8.44 million tonnes | +36.5% |
| 1858 | 7.20 million tonnes | -14.8% |
| 1859 | 8.48 million tonnes | +17.9% |
| 1860 | 8.74 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1861 | 6.61 million tonnes | -24.4% |
| 1862 | 11.42 million tonnes | +72.8% |
| 1863 | 5.97 million tonnes | -47.7% |
| 1864 | 6.66 million tonnes | +11.4% |
| 1865 | 6.18 million tonnes | -7.1% |
| 1866 | 7.96 million tonnes | +28.7% |
| 1867 | 7.60 million tonnes | -4.5% |
| 1868 | 5.58 million tonnes | -26.5% |
| 1869 | 10.29 million tonnes | +84.2% |
| 1870 | 3.94 million tonnes | -61.7% |
| 1871 | 10.57 million tonnes | +168.0% |
| 1872 | 13.73 million tonnes | +29.9% |
| 1873 | 8.69 million tonnes | -36.7% |
| 1874 | 10.24 million tonnes | +17.9% |
| 1875 | 7.79 million tonnes | -23.9% |
| 1876 | 8.45 million tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1877 | 17.10 million tonnes | +102.4% |
| 1878 | 16.38 million tonnes | -4.2% |
| 1879 | 8.44 million tonnes | -48.5% |
| 1880 | 9.49 million tonnes | +12.5% |
| 1881 | 6.87 million tonnes | -27.6% |
| 1882 | 6.90 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1883 | 7.24 million tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1884 | 13.72 million tonnes | +89.5% |
| 1885 | 8.79 million tonnes | -35.9% |
| 1886 | 9.10 million tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1887 | 10.96 million tonnes | +20.5% |
| 1888 | 8.83 million tonnes | -19.4% |
| 1889 | 8.45 million tonnes | -4.4% |
| 1890 | 18.30 million tonnes | +116.7% |
| 1891 | 9.92 million tonnes | -45.8% |
| 1892 | 7.26 million tonnes | -26.8% |
| 1893 | 7.62 million tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1894 | 8.06 million tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1895 | 11.63 million tonnes | +44.3% |
| 1896 | 7.03 million tonnes | -39.5% |
| 1897 | 10.51 million tonnes | +49.4% |
| 1898 | 9.99 million tonnes | -5.0% |
| 1899 | 9.54 million tonnes | -4.5% |
| 1900 | 10.90 million tonnes | +14.2% |
| 1901 | 13.30 million tonnes | +22.0% |
| 1902 | 13.88 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1903 | 19.49 million tonnes | +40.4% |
| 1904 | 14.82 million tonnes | -23.9% |
| 1905 | 16.75 million tonnes | +13.0% |
| 1906 | 18.22 million tonnes | +8.8% |
| 1907 | 10.86 million tonnes | -40.4% |
| 1908 | 17.31 million tonnes | +59.4% |
| 1909 | 16.29 million tonnes | -5.9% |
| 1910 | 17.86 million tonnes | +9.6% |
| 1911 | 14.20 million tonnes | -20.5% |
| 1912 | 7.44 million tonnes | -47.6% |
| 1913 | 13.94 million tonnes | +87.2% |
| 1914 | 11.10 million tonnes | -20.3% |
| 1915 | 14.20 million tonnes | +28.0% |
| 1916 | 16.14 million tonnes | +13.7% |
| 1917 | 12.82 million tonnes | -20.6% |
| 1918 | 12.66 million tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1919 | 15.64 million tonnes | +23.6% |
| 1920 | 15.01 million tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1921 | 16.99 million tonnes | +13.2% |
| 1922 | 3.81 million tonnes | -77.6% |
| 1923 | 13.22 million tonnes | +246.8% |
| 1924 | 13.33 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1925 | 5.42 million tonnes | -59.4% |
| 1926 | 17.30 million tonnes | +219.3% |
| 1927 | 8.46 million tonnes | -51.1% |
| 1928 | 16.93 million tonnes | +100.1% |
| 1929 | 4.35 million tonnes | -74.3% |
| 1930 | 24.83 million tonnes | +470.8% |
| 1931 | 36.38 million tonnes | +46.5% |
| 1932 | 45.20 million tonnes | +24.2% |
| 1933 | 49.30 million tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1934 | 64.70 million tonnes | +31.2% |
| 1935 | 57.23 million tonnes | -11.5% |
| 1936 | 54.11 million tonnes | -5.4% |
| 1937 | 63.65 million tonnes | +17.6% |
| 1938 | 58.22 million tonnes | -8.5% |
| 1939 | 55.27 million tonnes | -5.1% |
| 1940 | 49.67 million tonnes | -10.1% |
| 1941 | 47.17 million tonnes | -5.0% |
| 1942 | 52.71 million tonnes | +11.7% |
| 1943 | 48.38 million tonnes | -8.2% |
| 1944 | 44.41 million tonnes | -8.2% |
| 1945 | 50.61 million tonnes | +13.9% |
| 1946 | 43.54 million tonnes | -14.0% |
| 1947 | 47.76 million tonnes | +9.7% |
| 1948 | 48.40 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1949 | 46.87 million tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1950 | 50.47 million tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1951 | 58.54 million tonnes | +16.0% |
| 1952 | 57.29 million tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1953 | 58.36 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1954 | 63.86 million tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1955 | 64.53 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 56.73 million tonnes | -12.1% |
| 1957 | 63.92 million tonnes | +12.7% |
| 1958 | 65.32 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1959 | 63.60 million tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1960 | 104.25 million tonnes | +63.9% |
| 1961 | 55.68 million tonnes | -46.6% |
| 1962 | 46.28 million tonnes | -16.9% |
| 1963 | 38.49 million tonnes | -16.8% |
| 1964 | 38.60 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 29.13 million tonnes | -24.5% |
| 1966 | 19.62 million tonnes | -32.6% |
| 1967 | 16.85 million tonnes | -14.1% |
| 1968 | 40.31 million tonnes | +139.3% |
| 1969 | 31.17 million tonnes | -22.7% |
| 1970 | 39.76 million tonnes | +27.6% |
| 1971 | 36.79 million tonnes | -7.5% |
| 1972 | 29.98 million tonnes | -18.5% |
| 1973 | 51.99 million tonnes | +73.4% |
| 1974 | 54.73 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 57.86 million tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 70.97 million tonnes | +22.7% |
| 1977 | 54.10 million tonnes | -23.8% |
| 1978 | 55.38 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 71.16 million tonnes | +28.5% |
| 1980 | 90.79 million tonnes | +27.6% |
| 1981 | 80.30 million tonnes | -11.6% |
| 1982 | 54.18 million tonnes | -32.5% |
| 1983 | 74.64 million tonnes | +37.8% |
| 1984 | 92.72 million tonnes | +24.2% |
| 1985 | 77.10 million tonnes | -16.8% |
| 1986 | 60.47 million tonnes | -21.6% |
| 1987 | 44.65 million tonnes | -26.2% |
| 1988 | 28.72 million tonnes | -35.7% |
| 1989 | 48.67 million tonnes | +69.5% |
| 1990 | 61.54 million tonnes | +26.4% |
| 1991 | 40.45 million tonnes | -34.3% |
| 1992 | 32.74 million tonnes | -19.1% |
| 1993 | 56.42 million tonnes | +72.3% |
| 1994 | 32.70 million tonnes | -42.0% |
| 1995 | 25.25 million tonnes | -22.8% |
| 1996 | 21.01 million tonnes | -16.8% |
| 1997 | 37.99 million tonnes | +80.8% |
| 1998 | 34.37 million tonnes | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 30.42 million tonnes | -11.5% |
| 2000 | 12.77 million tonnes | -58.0% |
| 2001 | 3.66 million tonnes | -71.3% |
| 2002 | -1.80 million tonnes | -149.2% |
| 2003 | 64.62 million tonnes | -3686.7% |
| 2004 | 12.29 million tonnes | -81.0% |
| 2005 | 4.64 million tonnes | -62.2% |
| 2006 | 5.00 million tonnes | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 25.14 million tonnes | +402.7% |
| 2008 | 17.74 million tonnes | -29.4% |
| 2009 | 8.49 million tonnes | -52.2% |
| 2010 | 8.01 million tonnes | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 31.58 million tonnes | +294.5% |
| 2012 | 8.71 million tonnes | -72.4% |
| 2013 | 10.89 million tonnes | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 69.72 million tonnes | +540.3% |
| 2015 | 17.89 million tonnes | -74.3% |
| 2016 | 17.43 million tonnes | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 10.32 million tonnes | -40.8% |
| 2018 | 31.58 million tonnes | +206.1% |
| 2019 | 26.20 million tonnes | -17.0% |
| 2020 | 12.58 million tonnes | -52.0% |
| 2021 | 8.96 million tonnes | -28.8% |
| 2022 | 7.37 million tonnes | -17.7% |
| 2023 | -11.84 million tonnes | -260.7% |
| 2024 | -12.18 million tonnes | +2.9% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's -12.18 million tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,429 tonnes. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's -12.18 million tonnes is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 174,516 tonnes. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual 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 | +3686.7% | -1.80 million tonnes | 64.62 million tonnes |
| 2014 | +540.3% | 10.89 million tonnes | 69.72 million tonnes |
| 1930 | +470.8% | 4.35 million tonnes | 24.83 million tonnes |
| 2007 | +402.7% | 5.00 million tonnes | 25.14 million tonnes |
| 2011 | +294.5% | 8.01 million tonnes | 31.58 million tonnes |
| 2023 | -260.7% | 7.37 million tonnes | -11.84 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 7.23 million tonnes | 6.10 million tonnes | 8.48 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 7.70 million tonnes | 5.58 million tonnes | 11.42 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 10.53 million tonnes | 3.94 million tonnes | 17.10 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 9.03 million tonnes | 6.87 million tonnes | 13.72 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 9.99 million tonnes | 7.03 million tonnes | 18.30 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 15.18 million tonnes | 10.86 million tonnes | 19.49 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 13.60 million tonnes | 7.44 million tonnes | 17.86 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 11.48 million tonnes | 3.81 million tonnes | 17.30 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 50.89 million tonnes | 24.83 million tonnes | 64.70 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 47.95 million tonnes | 43.54 million tonnes | 52.71 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 60.26 million tonnes | 50.47 million tonnes | 65.32 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 42.04 million tonnes | 16.85 million tonnes | 104.25 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 52.27 million tonnes | 29.98 million tonnes | 71.16 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.22 million tonnes | 28.72 million tonnes | 92.72 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.29 million tonnes | 21.01 million tonnes | 61.54 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.26 million tonnes | -1.80 million tonnes | 64.62 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.23 million tonnes | 8.01 million tonnes | 69.72 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 978,288 tonnes | -12.18 million tonnes | 12.58 million tonnes | 5 |
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More climate change data for Ecuador
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- 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 co₂ emissions from land-use change in Ecuador?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Ecuador was -12.18 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 104.25 million tonnes in 1960.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.18 million tonnes in 2024.
- How does Ecuador rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Ecuador ranks 187th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 117.5%. 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 Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.