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.
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 9.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 7.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -19.8% |
| 1852 | 8.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.3% |
| 1853 | 8.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.2% |
| 1854 | 9.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.0% |
| 1855 | 9.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1856 | 8.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -14.7% |
| 1857 | 10.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +26.1% |
| 1858 | 8.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -16.4% |
| 1859 | 10.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +18.9% |
| 1860 | 10.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1861 | 8.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -20.1% |
| 1862 | 12.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +60.9% |
| 1863 | 7.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -42.9% |
| 1864 | 7.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.3% |
| 1865 | 7.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1866 | 8.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.6% |
| 1867 | 8.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1868 | 6.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -23.2% |
| 1869 | 11.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +69.4% |
| 1870 | 4.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -56.9% |
| 1871 | 10.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +118.9% |
| 1872 | 13.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +27.1% |
| 1873 | 7.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -41.2% |
| 1874 | 9.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +21.4% |
| 1875 | 7.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -18.6% |
| 1876 | 8.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1877 | 14.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +75.2% |
| 1878 | 13.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1879 | 7.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -44.2% |
| 1880 | 8.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.2% |
| 1881 | 6.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -23.3% |
| 1882 | 6.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1883 | 7.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.5% |
| 1884 | 11.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +60.5% |
| 1885 | 7.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -30.3% |
| 1886 | 8.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1887 | 9.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.2% |
| 1888 | 7.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -19.5% |
| 1889 | 7.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.5% |
| 1890 | 14.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +111.5% |
| 1891 | 8.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -42.5% |
| 1892 | 6.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -26.4% |
| 1893 | 6.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.9% |
| 1894 | 7.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.2% |
| 1895 | 9.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +35.4% |
| 1896 | 5.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -37.9% |
| 1897 | 8.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +42.6% |
| 1898 | 7.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.3% |
| 1899 | 7.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1900 | 8.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.0% |
| 1901 | 9.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +17.5% |
| 1902 | 9.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1903 | 13.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +31.3% |
| 1904 | 10.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -23.1% |
| 1905 | 11.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.0% |
| 1906 | 11.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1907 | 7.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -33.9% |
| 1908 | 10.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +40.0% |
| 1909 | 10.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 1910 | 11.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.7% |
| 1911 | 9.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -16.2% |
| 1912 | 5.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -39.0% |
| 1913 | 9.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +61.7% |
| 1914 | 8.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -15.2% |
| 1915 | 9.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +23.4% |
| 1916 | 10.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.5% |
| 1917 | 8.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -15.8% |
| 1918 | 8.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1919 | 9.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.1% |
| 1920 | 9.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1921 | 11.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.8% |
| 1922 | 4.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -61.5% |
| 1923 | 9.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +111.7% |
| 1924 | 9.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1925 | 5.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -42.1% |
| 1926 | 11.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +107.6% |
| 1927 | 6.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -38.6% |
| 1928 | 11.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +63.8% |
| 1929 | 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -54.9% |
| 1930 | 13.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +170.1% |
| 1931 | 17.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +24.9% |
| 1932 | 20.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +19.8% |
| 1933 | 21.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1934 | 27.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +28.1% |
| 1935 | 24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.4% |
| 1936 | 22.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.4% |
| 1937 | 26.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.7% |
| 1938 | 23.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.9% |
| 1939 | 22.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.1% |
| 1940 | 19.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.5% |
| 1941 | 18.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.6% |
| 1942 | 19.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.6% |
| 1943 | 18.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.7% |
| 1944 | 16.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.3% |
| 1945 | 17.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.7% |
| 1946 | 14.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -16.3% |
| 1947 | 16.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.6% |
| 1948 | 15.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1949 | 15.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1950 | 15.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1951 | 17.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.0% |
| 1952 | 16.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 1953 | 16.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 17.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.8% |
| 1955 | 17.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1956 | 15.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.0% |
| 1957 | 17.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.8% |
| 1958 | 16.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1959 | 16.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 1960 | 23.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +43.6% |
| 1961 | 14.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -40.1% |
| 1962 | 12.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.3% |
| 1963 | 10.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.9% |
| 1964 | 10.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 8.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -18.5% |
| 1966 | 6.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -21.3% |
| 1967 | 6.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.4% |
| 1968 | 9.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +62.3% |
| 1969 | 8.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -15.2% |
| 1970 | 9.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.8% |
| 1971 | 8.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.3% |
| 1972 | 8.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.8% |
| 1973 | 11.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +40.0% |
| 1974 | 11.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 12.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 13.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.6% |
| 1977 | 11.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -17.3% |
| 1978 | 11.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 13.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.0% |
| 1980 | 15.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.5% |
| 1981 | 14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.0% |
| 1982 | 10.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -22.4% |
| 1983 | 12.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +18.4% |
| 1984 | 14.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.3% |
| 1985 | 12.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -15.2% |
| 1986 | 10.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -18.8% |
| 1987 | 8.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -17.9% |
| 1988 | 7.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -14.6% |
| 1989 | 8.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +26.5% |
| 1990 | 9.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 7.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -19.8% |
| 1992 | 7.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 9.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +27.2% |
| 1994 | 7.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -27.8% |
| 1995 | 7.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 6.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 7.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.1% |
| 1998 | 7.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 7.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 5.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -22.4% |
| 2001 | 5.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 4.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 9.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +101.1% |
| 2004 | 5.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -37.3% |
| 2005 | 5.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.6% |
| 2006 | 5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 6.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +28.9% |
| 2008 | 5.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 5.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 5.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 6.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +29.1% |
| 2012 | 5.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -26.1% |
| 2013 | 5.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 9.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +58.7% |
| 2015 | 5.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -35.2% |
| 2016 | 5.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 5.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 5.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +17.0% |
| 2019 | 5.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 4.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -22.3% |
| 2021 | 4.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 4.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -23.5% |
| 2024 | 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 72% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 66% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita greenhouse gas 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 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
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
- 127 Malta 3.54 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
- 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 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.