How does Ecuador rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp?

Ecuador ranks 59th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.

Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Ecuador?

Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP in Ecuador

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP in Ecuador
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Ecuador: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP was 0.0387 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0387 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 2.7%

World rank

59th

of 193 countries

All-time high

1.74 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 1962

All-time low

0.0387 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP in Ecuador, 1960–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp in Ecuador is 0.0387 tonnes per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp in Ecuador peaked at 1.74 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0387 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 2024.

Ecuador ranks 59th of 193 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 from land-use change, per unit of GDP in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP in Ecuador, 1960 to 2024.
Year	tonnes per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	1.23 tonnes per US$ of GDP	—
1961	1.48 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+20.6%
1962	1.74 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+17.6%
1963	1.47 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-15.6%
1964	1.21 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-17.5%
1965	1.15 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
1966	1.14 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
1967	1.09 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
1968	1.1 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1969	0.9186 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-16.1%
1970	1.01 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+10.2%
1971	1.07 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
1972	0.9308 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.7%
1973	0.7753 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-16.7%
1974	0.4655 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-40.0%
1975	0.4048 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.0%
1976	0.3521 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.0%
1977	0.2952 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-16.1%
1978	0.2777 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
1979	0.2386 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.1%
1980	0.1942 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-18.6%
1981	0.1629 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-16.1%
1982	0.181 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+11.1%
1983	0.2146 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+18.6%
1984	0.2232 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.0%
1985	0.2246 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
1986	0.2554 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+13.7%
1987	0.2837 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+11.1%
1988	0.3053 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+7.6%
1989	0.2904 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
1990	0.2687 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
1991	0.2435 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.4%
1992	0.2304 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
1993	0.2231 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
1994	0.1875 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-16.0%
1995	0.1753 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
1996	0.1706 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
1997	0.1542 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.6%
1998	0.1564 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
1999	0.2243 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+43.4%
2000	0.252 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+12.3%
2001	0.1913 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-24.1%
2002	0.1634 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.6%
2003	0.1449 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.4%
2004	0.1278 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.8%
2005	0.1118 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.5%
2006	0.0987 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.7%
2007	0.0909 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
2008	0.0744 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-18.1%
2009	0.0759 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
2010	0.067 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.7%
2011	0.0582 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.1%
2012	0.0525 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.8%
2013	0.0478 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
2014	0.0456 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
2015	0.0484 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+6.1%
2016	0.0484 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2017	0.0453 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
2018	0.0443 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2019	0.0445 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
2020	0.0501 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+12.5%
2021	0.0449 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.4%
2022	0.0415 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.6%
2023	0.0398 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
2024	0.0387 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.7%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

Ecuador's 0.0387 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0137 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 2.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Ecuador's 0.0387 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0218 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 1.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1.25 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.9186 tonnes per US$ of GDP	1.74 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.5818 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.2386 tonnes per US$ of GDP	1.07 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.2335 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1629 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.3053 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.2034 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1542 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.2687 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.1331 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0744 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.252 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0502 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0443 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.067 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.043 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0387 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0501 tonnes per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Ecuador

56 Afghanistan 0.0485 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
57 Ghana 0.046 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
58 Thailand 0.0411 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
60 Gambia 0.0381 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
61 Suriname 0.0377 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
62 Cuba 0.0374 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp in Ecuador?: Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp in Ecuador was 0.0387 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Ecuador?: The highest recorded value was 1.74 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1962.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Ecuador?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0387 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does Ecuador rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp?: Ecuador ranks 59th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Ecuador?: Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP
Unit: tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 193 places, 10,813 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.