Energy — Emissions per capita in Ecuador

Ecuador: Energy — Emissions per capita was 3 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3 t CO2eq/cap
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
106th
of 207 countries
All-time high
3.24 t CO2eq/cap
in 2014
All-time low
1.86 t CO2eq/cap
in 1994
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Energy — Emissions per capita in Ecuador, 1990–2023

01231990200620231990: 2.2 t CO2eq/cap1991: 2.1 t CO2eq/cap1992: 2.6 t CO2eq/cap1993: 2.8 t CO2eq/cap1994: 1.9 t CO2eq/cap1995: 2.6 t CO2eq/cap1996: 2.8 t CO2eq/cap1997: 2.2 t CO2eq/cap1998: 2.4 t CO2eq/cap1999: 2.3 t CO2eq/cap2000: 2.1 t CO2eq/cap2001: 2.3 t CO2eq/cap2002: 2.3 t CO2eq/cap2003: 2.5 t CO2eq/cap2004: 2.6 t CO2eq/cap2005: 2.7 t CO2eq/cap2006: 2.6 t CO2eq/cap2007: 2.9 t CO2eq/cap2008: 2.5 t CO2eq/cap2009: 2.7 t CO2eq/cap2010: 2.9 t CO2eq/cap2011: 3 t CO2eq/cap2012: 2.9 t CO2eq/cap2013: 3 t CO2eq/cap2014: 3.2 t CO2eq/cap2015: 3 t CO2eq/cap2016: 2.9 t CO2eq/cap2017: 2.8 t CO2eq/cap2018: 2.7 t CO2eq/cap2019: 2.8 t CO2eq/cap2020: 2.3 t CO2eq/cap2021: 2.7 t CO2eq/cap2022: 2.9 t CO2eq/cap2023: 3 t CO2eq/cap

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.

Analysis

The most recent figure for energy — emissions per capita in Ecuador is 3 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions per capita in Ecuador peaked at 3.24 t CO2eq/cap in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.86 t CO2eq/cap, in 1994.

Ecuador ranks 106th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.39 t CO2eq/cap 1.86 t CO2eq/cap 2.8 t CO2eq/cap 10
2000s 2.52 t CO2eq/cap 2.11 t CO2eq/cap 2.85 t CO2eq/cap 10
2010s 2.93 t CO2eq/cap 2.71 t CO2eq/cap 3.24 t CO2eq/cap 10
2020s 2.72 t CO2eq/cap 2.31 t CO2eq/cap 3 t CO2eq/cap 4

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 103 Sweden 3.04 t CO2eq/cap compare
  2. 104 Panama 3.03 t CO2eq/cap compare
  3. 105 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 3.01 t CO2eq/cap compare
  4. 107 Saint Lucia 2.82 t CO2eq/cap compare
  5. 108 Tunisia 2.77 t CO2eq/cap compare
  6. 109 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.63 t CO2eq/cap compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions per capita in Ecuador?
Energy — emissions per capita in Ecuador was 3 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 3.24 t CO2eq/cap in 2014.
What is the lowest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 1.86 t CO2eq/cap in 1994.
How does Ecuador rank for energy — emissions per capita?
Ecuador ranks 106th out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
Is energy — emissions per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Energy — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
241 places, 7,974 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.