Per capita methane emissions in Ecuador
Ecuador: Per capita methane emissions was 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
65th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1996
All-time low
0.9914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1897
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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
In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Ecuador stood at 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Ecuador peaked at 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.9914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1897.
Ecuador ranks 65th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.9956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 62 Azerbaijan 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 63 Latvia 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 64 Belize 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 66 Mali 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 67 Czechia 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 68 Mexico 1.16 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 methane emissions in Ecuador?
- Per capita methane emissions in Ecuador was 1.19 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 methane emissions recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1897.
- How does Ecuador rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Ecuador ranks 65th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.