Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas in Ecuador
Ecuador: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas was 37.13 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas in Ecuador, 1917–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions from gas in Ecuador stood at 37.13 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from gas in Ecuador peaked at 37.13 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 1917.
Ecuador ranks 97th of 146 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 3 |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 132,960 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 465,327 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.19 million tonnes | 593,567 tonnes | 2.00 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.00 million tonnes | 2.00 million tonnes | 2.00 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.01 million tonnes | 2.00 million tonnes | 2.06 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.37 million tonnes | 2.10 million tonnes | 2.72 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.58 million tonnes | 2.80 million tonnes | 4.52 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.31 million tonnes | 5.03 million tonnes | 9.42 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.47 million tonnes | 9.89 million tonnes | 17.82 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.41 million tonnes | 18.98 million tonnes | 31.94 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.03 million tonnes | 32.97 million tonnes | 37.13 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 94 Tanzania 46.40 million tonnes compare
- 95 Dominican Republic 41.01 million tonnes compare
- 96 Morocco 37.96 million tonnes compare
- 98 Bosnia and Herzegovina 25.97 million tonnes compare
- 99 Gabon 23.70 million tonnes compare
- 100 Mozambique 20.84 million tonnes compare
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)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 1.39 billion tonnes (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions from gas in Ecuador?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from gas in Ecuador was 37.13 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 37.13 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 1917.
- How does Ecuador rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
- Ecuador ranks 97th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from gas rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.7%. 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 from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.