Per capita ghg emissions in Ecuador
Ecuador: Per capita ghg emissions was 3.48 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
3.48
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
129th
of 199 countries
All-time high
27.71
in 1934
All-time low
3.46
in 2023
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg emissions in Ecuador, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita ghg emissions in Ecuador is 3.48, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions in Ecuador peaked at 27.71 in 1934 and was at its lowest, 3.46, in 2023.
That places Ecuador 129th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita ghg emissions in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 9.92 | — |
| 1851 | 7.95 | -19.8% |
| 1852 | 8.85 | +11.3% |
| 1853 | 8.38 | -5.2% |
| 1854 | 9.39 | +12.0% |
| 1855 | 9.5 | +1.2% |
| 1856 | 8.1 | -14.7% |
| 1857 | 10.22 | +26.1% |
| 1858 | 8.54 | -16.4% |
| 1859 | 10.16 | +18.9% |
| 1860 | 10.09 | -0.6% |
| 1861 | 8.07 | -20.1% |
| 1862 | 12.98 | +60.9% |
| 1863 | 7.41 | -42.9% |
| 1864 | 7.88 | +6.3% |
| 1865 | 7.59 | -3.7% |
| 1866 | 8.7 | +14.6% |
| 1867 | 8.53 | -1.9% |
| 1868 | 6.55 | -23.2% |
| 1869 | 11.1 | +69.4% |
| 1870 | 4.78 | -56.9% |
| 1871 | 10.46 | +118.9% |
| 1872 | 13.3 | +27.1% |
| 1873 | 7.82 | -41.2% |
| 1874 | 9.5 | +21.4% |
| 1875 | 7.73 | -18.6% |
| 1876 | 8.06 | +4.2% |
| 1877 | 14.12 | +75.2% |
| 1878 | 13.8 | -2.3% |
| 1879 | 7.7 | -44.2% |
| 1880 | 8.48 | +10.2% |
| 1881 | 6.51 | -23.3% |
| 1882 | 6.62 | +1.7% |
| 1883 | 7.05 | +6.5% |
| 1884 | 11.31 | +60.5% |
| 1885 | 7.88 | -30.3% |
| 1886 | 8.15 | +3.5% |
| 1887 | 9.23 | +13.2% |
| 1888 | 7.43 | -19.5% |
| 1889 | 7.02 | -5.5% |
| 1890 | 14.85 | +111.5% |
| 1891 | 8.54 | -42.5% |
| 1892 | 6.28 | -26.4% |
| 1893 | 6.59 | +4.9% |
| 1894 | 7.06 | +7.2% |
| 1895 | 9.57 | +35.4% |
| 1896 | 5.94 | -37.9% |
| 1897 | 8.46 | +42.6% |
| 1898 | 7.51 | -11.3% |
| 1899 | 7.33 | -2.4% |
| 1900 | 8.28 | +13.0% |
| 1901 | 9.73 | +17.5% |
| 1902 | 9.98 | +2.5% |
| 1903 | 13.1 | +31.3% |
| 1904 | 10.07 | -23.1% |
| 1905 | 11.38 | +13.0% |
| 1906 | 11.82 | +3.9% |
| 1907 | 7.82 | -33.9% |
| 1908 | 10.94 | +40.0% |
| 1909 | 10.48 | -4.2% |
| 1910 | 11.49 | +9.7% |
| 1911 | 9.64 | -16.2% |
| 1912 | 5.88 | -39.0% |
| 1913 | 9.51 | +61.7% |
| 1914 | 8.06 | -15.2% |
| 1915 | 9.95 | +23.4% |
| 1916 | 10.6 | +6.5% |
| 1917 | 8.93 | -15.8% |
| 1918 | 8.74 | -2.1% |
| 1919 | 9.63 | +10.1% |
| 1920 | 9.96 | +3.4% |
| 1921 | 11.33 | +13.8% |
| 1922 | 4.36 | -61.5% |
| 1923 | 9.23 | +111.7% |
| 1924 | 9.45 | +2.4% |
| 1925 | 5.47 | -42.1% |
| 1926 | 11.35 | +107.6% |
| 1927 | 6.97 | -38.6% |
| 1928 | 11.41 | +63.8% |
| 1929 | 5.14 | -54.9% |
| 1930 | 13.89 | +170.1% |
| 1931 | 17.35 | +24.9% |
| 1932 | 20.79 | +19.8% |
| 1933 | 21.63 | +4.0% |
| 1934 | 27.71 | +28.1% |
| 1935 | 24 | -13.4% |
| 1936 | 22.71 | -5.4% |
| 1937 | 26.04 | +14.7% |
| 1938 | 23.71 | -8.9% |
| 1939 | 22.5 | -5.1% |
| 1940 | 19.92 | -11.5% |
| 1941 | 18.2 | -8.6% |
| 1942 | 19.77 | +8.6% |
| 1943 | 18.24 | -7.7% |
| 1944 | 16.18 | -11.3% |
| 1945 | 17.91 | +10.7% |
| 1946 | 14.99 | -16.3% |
| 1947 | 16.42 | +9.6% |
| 1948 | 15.84 | -3.6% |
| 1949 | 15.35 | -3.1% |
| 1950 | 15.41 | +0.4% |
| 1951 | 17.26 | +12.0% |
| 1952 | 16.5 | -4.4% |
| 1953 | 16.66 | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 17.8 | +6.8% |
| 1955 | 17.69 | -0.6% |
| 1956 | 15.38 | -13.0% |
| 1957 | 17.04 | +10.8% |
| 1958 | 16.89 | -0.9% |
| 1959 | 16.3 | -3.5% |
| 1960 | 23.41 | +43.6% |
| 1961 | 14.01 | -40.1% |
| 1962 | 12.15 | -13.3% |
| 1963 | 10.46 | -13.9% |
| 1964 | 10.32 | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 8.42 | -18.5% |
| 1966 | 6.62 | -21.3% |
| 1967 | 6.13 | -7.4% |
| 1968 | 9.95 | +62.3% |
| 1969 | 8.44 | -15.2% |
| 1970 | 9.69 | +14.8% |
| 1971 | 8.99 | -7.3% |
| 1972 | 8.02 | -10.8% |
| 1973 | 11.23 | +40.0% |
| 1974 | 11.78 | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 12.29 | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 13.71 | +11.6% |
| 1977 | 11.35 | -17.3% |
| 1978 | 11.53 | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 13.27 | +15.0% |
| 1980 | 15.05 | +13.5% |
| 1981 | 14 | -7.0% |
| 1982 | 10.87 | -22.4% |
| 1983 | 12.86 | +18.4% |
| 1984 | 14.7 | +14.3% |
| 1985 | 12.46 | -15.2% |
| 1986 | 10.12 | -18.8% |
| 1987 | 8.31 | -17.9% |
| 1988 | 7.09 | -14.6% |
| 1989 | 8.97 | +26.5% |
| 1990 | 9.61 | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 7.71 | -19.8% |
| 1992 | 7.74 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 9.85 | +27.2% |
| 1994 | 7.11 | -27.8% |
| 1995 | 7.18 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 6.9 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 7.8 | +13.1% |
| 1998 | 7.65 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 7.12 | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 5.53 | -22.4% |
| 2001 | 5.18 | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 4.74 | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 9.54 | +101.1% |
| 2004 | 5.98 | -37.3% |
| 2005 | 5.23 | -12.6% |
| 2006 | 5 | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 6.44 | +28.9% |
| 2008 | 5.63 | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 5.24 | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 5.41 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 6.99 | +29.1% |
| 2012 | 5.16 | -26.1% |
| 2013 | 5.73 | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 9.1 | +58.7% |
| 2015 | 5.89 | -35.2% |
| 2016 | 5.39 | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 5.01 | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 5.87 | +17.0% |
| 2019 | 5.63 | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 4.37 | -22.3% |
| 2021 | 4.47 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 4.52 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 3.46 | -23.5% |
| 2024 | 3.48 | +0.7% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 3.48 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.81, 72% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 3.48 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.28, 66% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | +170.1% | 5.14 | 13.89 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 9.1 | 7.95 | 10.22 | 10 |
| 1860s | 8.89 | 6.55 | 12.98 | 10 |
| 1870s | 9.73 | 4.78 | 14.12 | 10 |
| 1880s | 7.97 | 6.51 | 11.31 | 10 |
| 1890s | 8.21 | 5.94 | 14.85 | 10 |
| 1900s | 10.36 | 7.82 | 13.1 | 10 |
| 1910s | 9.24 | 5.88 | 11.49 | 10 |
| 1920s | 8.47 | 4.36 | 11.41 | 10 |
| 1930s | 22.03 | 13.89 | 27.71 | 10 |
| 1940s | 17.28 | 14.99 | 19.92 | 10 |
| 1950s | 16.69 | 15.38 | 17.8 | 10 |
| 1960s | 10.99 | 6.13 | 23.41 | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.19 | 8.02 | 13.71 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.44 | 7.09 | 15.05 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.87 | 6.9 | 9.85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.85 | 4.74 | 9.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.02 | 5.01 | 9.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.06 | 3.46 | 4.52 | 5 |
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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 ghg emissions in Ecuador?
- Per capita ghg emissions in Ecuador was 3.48 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 27.71 in 1934.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.46 in 2023.
- How does Ecuador rank for per capita ghg emissions?
- Ecuador ranks 129th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg emissions rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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