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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

00.010.020.03189219261960

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.

Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Ecuador, year by year

Year tonnes per person Change
1892 0.0001 tonnes per person —
1893 0 tonnes per person -90.7%
1894 0 tonnes per person +60.6%
1895 0.0025 tonnes per person +25778.9%
1896 0 tonnes per person -99.9%
1897 0.0006 tonnes per person +26592.6%
1898 0 tonnes per person -100.0%
1899 0.0014 tonnes per person —
1900 0 tonnes per person -99.8%
1901 0 tonnes per person +491.9%
1902 0 tonnes per person +168.3%
1903 0.0017 tonnes per person +5060.4%
1904 0.0028 tonnes per person +64.9%
1905 0.0238 tonnes per person +750.6%
1906 0.0081 tonnes per person -66.0%
1907 0.0003 tonnes per person -96.2%
1908 0.0048 tonnes per person +1465.3%
1909 0.0215 tonnes per person +349.0%
1910 0.0334 tonnes per person +55.2%
1911 0.0301 tonnes per person -9.7%
1912 0.0272 tonnes per person -9.6%
1913 0.0306 tonnes per person +12.4%
1914 0.0167 tonnes per person -45.4%
1915 0.0138 tonnes per person -17.7%
1916 0.0276 tonnes per person +100.7%
1917 0.0201 tonnes per person -27.2%
1918 0.0032 tonnes per person -84.2%
1919 0.0042 tonnes per person +33.3%
1920 0.0073 tonnes per person +71.8%
1921 0.0059 tonnes per person -18.6%
1922 0.0057 tonnes per person -4.0%
1923 0.0029 tonnes per person -49.1%
1924 0.0042 tonnes per person +46.0%
1925 0.0015 tonnes per person -64.9%
1926 0.0108 tonnes per person +628.8%
1927 0.0004 tonnes per person -96.0%
1928 0.0008 tonnes per person +86.4%
1929 0.0002 tonnes per person -71.6%
1930 0.0002 tonnes per person -33.9%
1931 0.0005 tonnes per person +260.6%
1932 0.0005 tonnes per person -2.1%
1933 0.0005 tonnes per person -2.4%
1934 0.0005 tonnes per person -2.4%
1935 0.0005 tonnes per person -2.4%
1936 0.0005 tonnes per person -2.4%
1937 0.0005 tonnes per person -2.4%
1938 0.0005 tonnes per person -2.4%
1939 0.0002 tonnes per person -67.6%
1940 0.0001 tonnes per person -2.7%
1941 0.0001 tonnes per person -2.8%
1942 0.0001 tonnes per person -2.9%
1943 0.0001 tonnes per person -3.1%
1944 0.0001 tonnes per person -3.1%
1945 0.0001 tonnes per person -3.1%
1946 0.0001 tonnes per person -3.1%
1947 0.0001 tonnes per person -3.1%
1948 0.0002 tonnes per person +94.6%
1949 0.0004 tonnes per person +93.6%
1950 0.0001 tonnes per person -75.8%
1951 0.0001 tonnes per person -2.5%
1952 0.0003 tonnes per person +193.1%
1953 0.0001 tonnes per person -67.6%
1954 0 tonnes per person -100.0%
1955 0 tonnes per person —
1956 0 tonnes per person —
1957 0 tonnes per person —
1958 0 tonnes per person —
1959 0 tonnes per person —
1960 0 tonnes per person —

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 0 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1968 tonnes per person. (48 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 0 tonnes per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0024 tonnes per person. (31 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions by source 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
1897 +26592.6% 0 tonnes per person 0.0006 tonnes per person
1895 +25778.9% 0 tonnes per person 0.0025 tonnes per person
1903 +5060.4% 0 tonnes per person 0.0017 tonnes per person
1908 +1465.3% 0.0003 tonnes per person 0.0048 tonnes per person
1905 +750.6% 0.0028 tonnes per person 0.0238 tonnes per person
1926 +628.8% 0.0015 tonnes per person 0.0108 tonnes per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 138 Malta 0 tonnes per person compare
  2. 139 Burkina Faso 0 tonnes per person compare
  3. 140 Turkmenistan 0 tonnes per person compare
  4. 141 Andorra 0 tonnes per person
  5. 141 Angola 0 tonnes per person compare
  6. 141 Aruba 0 tonnes per person
  7. 141 Bahrain 0 tonnes per person compare
  8. 141 Barbados 0 tonnes per person compare
  9. 141 Bermuda 0 tonnes per person compare
  10. 141 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 tonnes per person
  11. 141 Cape Verde 0 tonnes per person compare
  12. 141 Central African Republic 0 tonnes per person compare
  13. 141 Chad 0 tonnes per person compare
  14. 141 Congo 0 tonnes per person compare
  15. 141 Curacao 0 tonnes per person
  16. 141 El Salvador 0 tonnes per person compare
  17. 141 Faroe Islands 0 tonnes per person compare
  18. 141 Fiji 0 tonnes per person compare
  19. 141 Gabon 0 tonnes per person compare
  20. 141 Greenland 0 tonnes per person compare
  21. 141 Guyana 0 tonnes per person compare
  22. 141 Libya 0 tonnes per person compare
  23. 141 Liechtenstein 0 tonnes per person
  24. 141 Macao 0 tonnes per person compare
  25. 141 Mauritania 0 tonnes per person
  26. 141 Paraguay 0 tonnes per person compare
  27. 141 Saint Helena 0 tonnes per person
  28. 141 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 tonnes per person compare
  29. 141 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 tonnes per person compare
  30. 141 Samoa 0 tonnes per person
  31. 141 Sierra Leone 0 tonnes per person compare
  32. 141 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 tonnes per person
  33. 141 South Sudan 0 tonnes per person compare
  34. 141 Sudan 0 tonnes per person compare
  35. 141 Suriname 0 tonnes per person compare
  36. 141 Togo 0 tonnes per person
  37. 141 Tonga 0 tonnes per person
  38. 141 Trinidad and Tobago 0 tonnes per person compare
  39. 141 Tunisia 0 tonnes per person compare
  40. 141 Uganda 0 tonnes per person
  41. 141 Vanuatu 0 tonnes per person

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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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Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 17,915 data points, 1750–2024
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