Forest fires — Emissions in Ecuador

Ecuador: Forest fires — Emissions was 0.0734 kt in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0734 kt
Change on year
up 473.4%
World rank
56th
of 219 countries
All-time high
0.0735 kt
in 2012
All-time low
0.0014 kt
in 2000
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest fires — Emissions in Ecuador, 1990–2024

00.020.040.060.081990200720241990: 0.018 kt1991: 0.018 kt1992: 0.018 kt1993: 0.018 kt1994: 0.018 kt1995: 0.018 kt1996: 0.015 kt1997: 0.008 kt1998: 0.012 kt1999: 0.007 kt2000: 0.001 kt2001: 0.028 kt2002: 0.006 kt2003: 0.003 kt2004: 0.005 kt2005: 0.033 kt2006: 0.006 kt2007: 0.038 kt2008: 0.002 kt2009: 0.009 kt2010: 0.015 kt2011: 0.005 kt2012: 0.073 kt2013: 0.004 kt2014: 0.011 kt2015: 0.026 kt2016: 0.016 kt2017: 0.001 kt2018: 0.018 kt2019: 0.031 kt2020: 0.022 kt2021: 0.023 kt2022: 0.014 kt2023: 0.013 kt2024: 0.073 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2024, forest fires — emissions in Ecuador stood at 0.0734 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 473.4% on the previous year and up 599.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Ecuador peaked at 0.0735 kt in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 kt, in 2000.

Ecuador ranks 56th of 219 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.

Forest fires — Emissions in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) in Ecuador, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0178 kt —
1991 0.0178 kt +0.0%
1992 0.0178 kt +0.0%
1993 0.0178 kt +0.0%
1994 0.0178 kt +0.0%
1995 0.0178 kt +0.0%
1996 0.0146 kt -18.0%
1997 0.0076 kt -47.9%
1998 0.0123 kt +61.8%
1999 0.0067 kt -45.5%
2000 0.0014 kt -79.1%
2001 0.0276 kt +1871.4%
2002 0.0063 kt -77.2%
2003 0.0025 kt -60.3%
2004 0.005 kt +100.0%
2005 0.033 kt +560.0%
2006 0.0063 kt -80.9%
2007 0.0382 kt +506.3%
2008 0.0017 kt -95.5%
2009 0.0091 kt +435.3%
2010 0.0147 kt +61.5%
2011 0.0046 kt -68.7%
2012 0.0735 kt +1497.8%
2013 0.0035 kt -95.2%
2014 0.0105 kt +200.0%
2015 0.0258 kt +145.7%
2016 0.0161 kt -37.6%
2017 0.0014 kt -91.3%
2018 0.0182 kt +1200.0%
2019 0.0311 kt +70.9%
2020 0.0223 kt -28.3%
2021 0.0231 kt +3.6%
2022 0.0143 kt -38.1%
2023 0.0128 kt -10.5%
2024 0.0734 kt +473.4%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 0.0734 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0036 kt, 20.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 0.0734 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0055 kt, 13.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Forest fires — 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.

YearChange FromTo
2001 +1871.4% 0.0014 kt 0.0276 kt
2012 +1497.8% 0.0046 kt 0.0735 kt
2018 +1200.0% 0.0014 kt 0.0182 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0148 kt 0.0067 kt 0.0178 kt 10
2000s 0.0131 kt 0.0014 kt 0.0382 kt 10
2010s 0.0199 kt 0.0014 kt 0.0735 kt 10
2020s 0.0292 kt 0.0128 kt 0.0734 kt 5

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 53 Papua New Guinea 0.0979 kt compare
  2. 54 Cuba 0.0965 kt compare
  3. 55 Costa Rica 0.0736 kt compare
  4. 57 Senegal 0.0537 kt compare
  5. 58 Bahamas 0.0473 kt compare
  6. 59 Eswatini 0.0379 kt compare

See the full ranking of 272 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions in Ecuador?
Forest fires — emissions in Ecuador was 0.0734 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.0735 kt in 2012.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 kt in 2000.
How does Ecuador rank for forest fires — emissions?
Ecuador ranks 56th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 599.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 9,294 data points, 1990–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.