Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Ecuador
Ecuador: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.1706 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Ecuador, 1968–2024
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
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Ecuador stood at 0.1706 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Ecuador peaked at 0.2184 tonnes per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1968.
Ecuador ranks 23rd of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0301 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0602 tonnes per person | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.0865 tonnes per person | 0.0483 tonnes per person | 0.1129 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1055 tonnes per person | 0.0659 tonnes per person | 0.1635 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1698 tonnes per person | 0.1227 tonnes per person | 0.2184 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1492 tonnes per person | 0.137 tonnes per person | 0.1628 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1185 tonnes per person | 0.0943 tonnes per person | 0.1788 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1429 tonnes per person | 0.111 tonnes per person | 0.1706 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 20 Equatorial Guinea 0.2085 tonnes per person compare
- 21 New Zealand 0.1865 tonnes per person compare
- 22 United States 0.1775 tonnes per person compare
- 24 United Arab Emirates 0.1379 tonnes per person compare
- 25 Saudi Arabia 0.1361 tonnes per person compare
- 26 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1183 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 from flaring in Ecuador?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Ecuador was 0.1706 tonnes per person in 2024, 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 from flaring recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2184 tonnes per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1968.
- How does Ecuador rank for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Ecuador ranks 23rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes per person.