Per capita co2 flaring in Ecuador
Ecuador: Per capita co2 flaring was 0.1706 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita co2 flaring in Ecuador, 1968–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita co2 flaring in Ecuador stood at 0.1706.
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 flaring in Ecuador peaked at 0.2184 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0, 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.
Per capita co2 flaring in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 0.0602 | — |
| 1970 | 0.0994 | +65.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0537 | -46.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0483 | -10.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0997 | +106.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0938 | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0834 | -11.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0865 | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0935 | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0933 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1129 | +21.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0987 | -12.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0913 | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0834 | -8.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0804 | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0896 | +11.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1125 | +25.6% |
| 1986 | 0.134 | +19.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0659 | -50.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1358 | +105.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1635 | +20.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1595 | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1301 | -18.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1227 | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1334 | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1934 | +45.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1981 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2184 | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2012 | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 0.178 | -11.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1631 | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1477 | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1537 | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.137 | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1437 | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1448 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.153 | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1475 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1473 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1542 | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1628 | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1788 | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 0.137 | -23.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0966 | -29.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0943 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1177 | +24.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1222 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1235 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1198 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0957 | -20.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0996 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.111 | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1313 | +18.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1361 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1654 | +21.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1706 | +3.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.1706 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001, 1605.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita co2 flaring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +106.7% | 0.0483 | 0.0997 |
| 1988 | +105.9% | 0.0659 | 0.1358 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0301 | 0 | 0.0602 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.0865 | 0.0483 | 0.1129 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1055 | 0.0659 | 0.1635 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1698 | 0.1227 | 0.2184 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1492 | 0.137 | 0.1628 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1185 | 0.0943 | 0.1788 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1429 | 0.111 | 0.1706 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 20 Equatorial Guinea 0.2085 compare
- 21 New Zealand 0.1865 compare
- 22 United States 0.1775 compare
- 24 United Arab Emirates 0.1379 compare
- 25 Saudi Arabia 0.1361 compare
- 26 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1183 compare
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 per capita co2 flaring in Ecuador?
- Per capita co2 flaring in Ecuador was 0.1706 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co2 flaring recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2184 in 1996.
- What is the lowest per capita co2 flaring recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1968.
- How does Ecuador rank for per capita co2 flaring?
- Ecuador ranks 23rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co2 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita co2 flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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