Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Ecuador
Ecuador: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
129th
of 199 countries
All-time high
27.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1934
All-time low
3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2023
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Ecuador, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Ecuador is 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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 greenhouse gas emissions in Ecuador peaked at 27.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1934 and was at its lowest, 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 9.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 8.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 9.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 7.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 8.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 10.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 9.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 8.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 22.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 27.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 17.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 16.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 10.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 126 Tunisia 3.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 128 Mauritania 3.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 130 East Timor 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 131 Armenia 3.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 132 Grenada 3.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 greenhouse gas emissions in Ecuador?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Ecuador was 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 27.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1934.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2023.
- How does Ecuador rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Ecuador ranks 129th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas 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 Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.