Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 53.8% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Ecuador, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Ecuador stood at 53.8%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Ecuador peaked at 68.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 53.7%, in 2014.
That places Ecuador 88th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 64.4% | — |
| 1991 | 65.8% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 65.9% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 65.8% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 66.4% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 65.6% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 63.7% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 64.2% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 64.9% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 68.4% | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 67.7% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 66.5% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 66.9% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 67.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 65.2% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 62.9% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 62.1% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 61.4% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 60.8% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 59.5% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 57.7% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 57.7% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 57.2% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 56.6% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 53.7% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 53.8% | +0.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 53.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.9%, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 53.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 52.9%, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.5% | 63.7% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.0% | 59.5% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.1% | 53.7% | 57.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Ecuador?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Ecuador was 53.8% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 68.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.7% in 2014.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Ecuador ranks 88th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.