Land-use change — Emissions Share in Ecuador
Ecuador: Land-use change — Emissions Share was 20.42 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions Share in Ecuador, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, land-use change — emissions share in Ecuador stood at 20.42 %. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share in Ecuador peaked at 72.68 % in 1994 and was at its lowest, 20.42 %, in 2023.
That places Ecuador 58th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land-use change — Emissions Share in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 68.5 % | — |
| 1991 | 69.22 % | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 62.58 % | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 60.33 % | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 72.68 % | +20.5% |
| 1995 | 61.69 % | -15.1% |
| 1996 | 59.84 % | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 66 % | +10.3% |
| 1998 | 62.12 % | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 63.31 % | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 64.58 % | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 55.15 % | -14.6% |
| 2002 | 53.68 % | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 51.45 % | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 49.52 % | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 48.39 % | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 49.13 % | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 45.57 % | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 48.5 % | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 45.86 % | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 44.01 % | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 35.81 % | -18.6% |
| 2012 | 36.85 % | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 35.51 % | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 33.03 % | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 34.42 % | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 41.87 % | +21.6% |
| 2017 | 41.96 % | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 42.48 % | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 41.45 % | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 46.14 % | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 22.81 % | -50.6% |
| 2022 | 21.38 % | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 20.42 % | -4.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 20.42 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.51 %, 13.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land-use change — Emissions Share 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -50.6% | 46.14 % | 22.81 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.63 % | 59.84 % | 72.68 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.18 % | 45.57 % | 64.58 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.74 % | 33.03 % | 44.01 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.69 % | 20.42 % | 46.14 % | 4 |
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 land-use change — emissions share in Ecuador?
- Land-use change — emissions share in Ecuador was 20.42 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 72.68 % in 1994.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.42 % in 2023.
- How does Ecuador rank for land-use change — emissions share?
- Ecuador ranks 58th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.5%. 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 Share (CO2). 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.