Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Land-use change — Emissions per capita was 0.68 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Ecuador, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, land-use change — emissions per capita in Ecuador stood at 0.68 t CO2eq/cap. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions per capita in Ecuador peaked at 3.59 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.68 t CO2eq/cap, in 2023.
Ecuador ranks 36th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.28 t CO2eq/cap | 3.01 t CO2eq/cap | 3.59 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.19 t CO2eq/cap | 1.96 t CO2eq/cap | 2.96 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.52 t CO2eq/cap | 1.25 t CO2eq/cap | 1.93 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9275 t CO2eq/cap | 0.68 t CO2eq/cap | 1.65 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More climate change data for Ecuador
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 86.54 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land-use change — emissions per capita in Ecuador?
- Land-use change — emissions per capita in Ecuador was 0.68 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 3.59 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.68 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- How does Ecuador rank for land-use change — emissions per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 36th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.