Cumulative CO₂ emissions in Ecuador
Ecuador: Cumulative CO₂ emissions was 1.39 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.39 billion tonnes
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
77th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.39 billion tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
85 tonnes
in 1892
Years of data
133
1892–2024
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.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1892 | 85 tonnes | — |
| 1893 | 93 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1894 | 106 tonnes | +14.0% |
| 1895 | 3,509 tonnes | +3210.4% |
| 1896 | 3,512 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1897 | 4,322 tonnes | +23.1% |
| 1898 | 4,322 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 6,289 tonnes | +45.5% |
| 1900 | 6,292 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 6,310 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1902 | 6,359 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1903 | 8,926 tonnes | +40.4% |
| 1904 | 13,222 tonnes | +48.1% |
| 1905 | 50,319 tonnes | +280.6% |
| 1906 | 63,138 tonnes | +25.5% |
| 1907 | 63,630 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1908 | 71,448 tonnes | +12.3% |
| 1909 | 107,053 tonnes | +49.8% |
| 1910 | 163,066 tonnes | +52.3% |
| 1911 | 214,300 tonnes | +31.4% |
| 1912 | 261,156 tonnes | +21.9% |
| 1913 | 314,412 tonnes | +20.4% |
| 1914 | 343,820 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1915 | 368,296 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1916 | 417,963 tonnes | +13.5% |
| 1917 | 480,157 tonnes | +14.9% |
| 1918 | 511,627 tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1919 | 545,113 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1920 | 584,352 tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1921 | 621,157 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1922 | 657,611 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1923 | 699,799 tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1924 | 751,936 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1925 | 824,443 tonnes | +9.6% |
| 1926 | 937,287 tonnes | +13.7% |
| 1927 | 1.17 million tonnes | +25.1% |
| 1928 | 1.65 million tonnes | +40.4% |
| 1929 | 2.25 million tonnes | +36.5% |
| 1930 | 2.93 million tonnes | +30.2% |
| 1931 | 3.69 million tonnes | +26.2% |
| 1932 | 4.41 million tonnes | +19.3% |
| 1933 | 5.13 million tonnes | +16.5% |
| 1934 | 5.87 million tonnes | +14.3% |
| 1935 | 6.65 million tonnes | +13.4% |
| 1936 | 7.53 million tonnes | +13.2% |
| 1937 | 8.50 million tonnes | +13.0% |
| 1938 | 9.53 million tonnes | +12.1% |
| 1939 | 10.60 million tonnes | +11.2% |
| 1940 | 11.69 million tonnes | +10.3% |
| 1941 | 12.42 million tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1942 | 13.47 million tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1943 | 14.53 million tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1944 | 15.86 million tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1945 | 17.08 million tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1946 | 18.19 million tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1947 | 19.35 million tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1948 | 20.63 million tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1949 | 21.93 million tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1950 | 22.67 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1951 | 23.38 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1952 | 24.27 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1953 | 25.09 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1954 | 26.06 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1955 | 27.25 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1956 | 28.55 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1957 | 29.68 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1958 | 31.00 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1959 | 32.30 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1960 | 34.06 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1961 | 35.70 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1962 | 37.27 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 39.06 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 41.20 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 43.48 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 45.89 million tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 48.48 million tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 51.60 million tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1969 | 55.18 million tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 59.46 million tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1971 | 63.68 million tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 68.27 million tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 73.53 million tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 79.61 million tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 86.97 million tonnes | +9.2% |
| 1976 | 95.07 million tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1977 | 102.54 million tonnes | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 112.95 million tonnes | +10.2% |
| 1979 | 125.10 million tonnes | +10.8% |
| 1980 | 138.51 million tonnes | +10.7% |
| 1981 | 155.17 million tonnes | +12.0% |
| 1982 | 174.42 million tonnes | +12.4% |
| 1983 | 193.94 million tonnes | +11.2% |
| 1984 | 215.15 million tonnes | +10.9% |
| 1985 | 234.53 million tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1986 | 249.75 million tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 264.81 million tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 282.01 million tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 302.20 million tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 318.70 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 334.90 million tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 356.90 million tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 381.02 million tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 395.36 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 418.89 million tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 444.23 million tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 463.69 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 486.81 million tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 508.81 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 529.75 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 553.19 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 578.05 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 605.16 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 634.48 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 665.13 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 694.91 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 729.30 million tonnes | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 759.79 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 793.60 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 830.07 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 868.55 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 906.05 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 945.73 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 989.49 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 1.03 billion tonnes | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 1.07 billion tonnes | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 1.11 billion tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 1.15 billion tonnes | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 1.19 billion tonnes | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.22 billion tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 1.26 billion tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 1.30 billion tonnes | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 1.35 billion tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 1.39 billion tonnes | +3.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1.39 billion tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 827.42 million tonnes, 1.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1.39 billion tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 275.19 million tonnes, 5.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1895 | +3210.4% | 106 tonnes | 3,509 tonnes |
| 1905 | +280.6% | 13,222 tonnes | 50,319 tonnes |
| 1910 | +52.3% | 107,053 tonnes | 163,066 tonnes |
| 1909 | +49.8% | 71,448 tonnes | 107,053 tonnes |
| 1904 | +48.1% | 8,926 tonnes | 13,222 tonnes |
| 1899 | +45.5% | 4,322 tonnes | 6,289 tonnes |
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 |
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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 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.