Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Ecuador
Ecuador: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source was 0 tonnes per person in 1960. ◆ Volatile
Latest (1960)
0 tonnes per person
World rank
141st
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.0334 tonnes per person
in 1910
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 1898
Years of data
69
1892–1960
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Ecuador, 1892–1960
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions by source in Ecuador is 0 tonnes per person, measured in 1960. That is the lowest value across all 69 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by source in Ecuador peaked at 0.0334 tonnes per person in 1910 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1898.
That places Ecuador 141st out of 179 countries with data for 1960, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0025 tonnes per person | 8 |
| 1900s | 0.0063 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0238 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0207 tonnes per person | 0.0032 tonnes per person | 0.0334 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.004 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0108 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 139 Burkina Faso 0 tonnes per person compare
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- 141 Angola 0 tonnes per person compare
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- 141 Barbados 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Bermuda 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Cape Verde 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Central African Republic 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Chad 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Congo 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Curacao 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 El Salvador 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Faroe Islands 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Fiji 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Gabon 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Greenland 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Guyana 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Libya 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Macao 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Mauritania 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Paraguay 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Saint Helena 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Samoa 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Sierra Leone 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 South Sudan 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Sudan 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Suriname 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Togo 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Tonga 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Trinidad and Tobago 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Tunisia 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Uganda 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Vanuatu 0 tonnes per person compare
More climate change data for Ecuador
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Population, total 18.29 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Urban population 11.59 million (2025)
- Urban population 63.4% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.54 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 1.39 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.54 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.54 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions by source in Ecuador?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by source in Ecuador was 0 tonnes per person in 1960, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions by source recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0334 tonnes per person in 1910.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by source recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1898.
- How does Ecuador rank for per capita co₂ emissions by source?
- Ecuador ranks 141st out of 179 countries with data for 1960.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by source rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.