Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Ecuador
Ecuador: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector was 231.37 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Ecuador, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 231.37 kilograms per person for per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 79.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Ecuador peaked at 231.37 kilograms per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 51.86 kilograms per person, in 2020.
That places Ecuador 62nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 120 kilograms per person | 74.28 kilograms per person | 177.87 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 172.86 kilograms per person | 103.79 kilograms per person | 207.22 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 138.8 kilograms per person | 108.81 kilograms per person | 178.3 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 170.07 kilograms per person | 51.86 kilograms per person | 231.37 kilograms per person | 4 |
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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 by sector in Ecuador?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector in Ecuador was 231.37 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 231.37 kilograms per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.86 kilograms per person in 2020.
- How does Ecuador rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector?
- Ecuador ranks 62nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.