Cumulative CO₂ emissions in Ecuador
Ecuador: Cumulative CO₂ emissions was 1.39 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions in Ecuador, 1892–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions in Ecuador is 1.39 billion tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 133 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions in Ecuador peaked at 1.39 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 85 tonnes, in 1892.
Ecuador ranks 77th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 2,780 tonnes | 85 tonnes | 6,289 tonnes | 8 |
| 1900s | 39,670 tonnes | 6,292 tonnes | 107,053 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 361,991 tonnes | 163,066 tonnes | 545,113 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.01 million tonnes | 584,352 tonnes | 2.25 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 6.48 million tonnes | 2.93 million tonnes | 10.60 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 16.52 million tonnes | 11.69 million tonnes | 21.93 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 27.03 million tonnes | 22.67 million tonnes | 32.30 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 43.19 million tonnes | 34.06 million tonnes | 55.18 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 86.72 million tonnes | 59.46 million tonnes | 125.10 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 221.05 million tonnes | 138.51 million tonnes | 302.20 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 410.93 million tonnes | 318.70 million tonnes | 508.81 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 654.34 million tonnes | 529.75 million tonnes | 793.60 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 billion tonnes | 830.07 million tonnes | 1.19 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.30 billion tonnes | 1.22 billion tonnes | 1.39 billion tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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)
- 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)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions in Ecuador?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions in Ecuador was 1.39 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 85 tonnes in 1892.
- How does Ecuador rank for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Ecuador ranks 77th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.