Per capita methane emissions in Ecuador
Ecuador: Per capita methane emissions was 1.19 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.19
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
65th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.92
in 1996
All-time low
0.9914
in 1897
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Ecuador, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Ecuador stood at 1.19.
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 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.9914, 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.
Per capita methane emissions in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.04 | — |
| 1851 | 1.04 | +0.2% |
| 1852 | 1.04 | +0.3% |
| 1853 | 1.05 | +0.4% |
| 1854 | 1.05 | +0.4% |
| 1855 | 1.05 | +0.3% |
| 1856 | 1.07 | +1.6% |
| 1857 | 1.06 | -0.7% |
| 1858 | 1.06 | -0.7% |
| 1859 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 1860 | 1.05 | -0.3% |
| 1861 | 1.05 | -0.3% |
| 1862 | 1.04 | -0.3% |
| 1863 | 1.04 | -0.3% |
| 1864 | 1.04 | -0.3% |
| 1865 | 1.04 | -0.3% |
| 1866 | 1.03 | -0.3% |
| 1867 | 1.03 | -0.3% |
| 1868 | 1.03 | -0.3% |
| 1869 | 1.02 | -0.3% |
| 1870 | 1.02 | -0.3% |
| 1871 | 1.02 | -0.3% |
| 1872 | 1.01 | -0.3% |
| 1873 | 1.01 | -0.3% |
| 1874 | 1.01 | -0.3% |
| 1875 | 1 | -0.3% |
| 1876 | 1.01 | +0.3% |
| 1877 | 1.01 | +0.3% |
| 1878 | 1.01 | +0.3% |
| 1879 | 1.02 | +0.1% |
| 1880 | 1.02 | +0.1% |
| 1881 | 1.01 | -0.2% |
| 1882 | 1.01 | -0.2% |
| 1883 | 1.01 | -0.2% |
| 1884 | 1.01 | -0.2% |
| 1885 | 1.01 | -0.2% |
| 1886 | 1.01 | -0.1% |
| 1887 | 1 | -0.1% |
| 1888 | 1 | -0.2% |
| 1889 | 1 | -0.2% |
| 1890 | 0.9996 | -0.2% |
| 1891 | 0.9987 | -0.1% |
| 1892 | 0.9976 | -0.1% |
| 1893 | 0.9965 | -0.1% |
| 1894 | 0.9953 | -0.1% |
| 1895 | 0.9941 | -0.1% |
| 1896 | 0.9928 | -0.1% |
| 1897 | 0.9914 | -0.1% |
| 1898 | 0.994 | +0.3% |
| 1899 | 0.9959 | +0.2% |
| 1900 | 0.9973 | +0.1% |
| 1901 | 0.9999 | +0.3% |
| 1902 | 1 | +0.2% |
| 1903 | 1 | +0.1% |
| 1904 | 1 | +0.1% |
| 1905 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 1 | -0.0% |
| 1908 | 1 | -0.0% |
| 1909 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 1 | +0.1% |
| 1911 | 1 | -0.1% |
| 1912 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 1 | +0.1% |
| 1914 | 1 | -0.0% |
| 1915 | 1 | -0.0% |
| 1916 | 1 | -0.0% |
| 1917 | 1.01 | +0.1% |
| 1918 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 1.01 | +0.1% |
| 1921 | 1.01 | +0.1% |
| 1922 | 1.01 | +0.1% |
| 1923 | 1.01 | +0.2% |
| 1924 | 1.01 | +0.2% |
| 1925 | 1.01 | +0.3% |
| 1926 | 1.02 | +0.2% |
| 1927 | 1.03 | +1.0% |
| 1928 | 1.04 | +1.5% |
| 1929 | 1.05 | +0.5% |
| 1930 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 1931 | 1.07 | +2.4% |
| 1932 | 1.08 | +1.2% |
| 1933 | 1.1 | +1.1% |
| 1934 | 1.11 | +0.9% |
| 1935 | 1.12 | +1.1% |
| 1936 | 1.14 | +1.6% |
| 1937 | 1.15 | +1.5% |
| 1938 | 1.17 | +1.2% |
| 1939 | 1.18 | +0.8% |
| 1940 | 1.18 | +0.6% |
| 1941 | 1.17 | -1.4% |
| 1942 | 1.18 | +0.9% |
| 1943 | 1.17 | -0.4% |
| 1944 | 1.18 | +0.5% |
| 1945 | 1.16 | -1.2% |
| 1946 | 1.15 | -1.2% |
| 1947 | 1.14 | -0.6% |
| 1948 | 1.14 | -0.5% |
| 1949 | 1.13 | -0.8% |
| 1950 | 1.11 | -1.6% |
| 1951 | 1.11 | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 1.12 | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 1.12 | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 1.13 | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 1.13 | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 1.14 | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 1.14 | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 1.14 | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 1.14 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 1.15 | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 1.04 | -9.7% |
| 1962 | 1.1 | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 1.13 | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 1.11 | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 1.17 | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 1.16 | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 1.14 | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 1.11 | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 1.09 | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 1.03 | -5.5% |
| 1972 | 1.26 | +22.3% |
| 1973 | 1.6 | +26.4% |
| 1974 | 1.49 | -6.4% |
| 1975 | 1.45 | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 1.5 | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 1.47 | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 1.48 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 1.5 | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 1.51 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.52 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 1.5 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 1.51 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 1.61 | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 1.64 | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 1.68 | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 1.47 | -12.3% |
| 1988 | 1.72 | +16.7% |
| 1989 | 1.68 | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 1.68 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.67 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.76 | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 1.81 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 1.86 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 1.87 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.92 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 1.91 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.75 | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 1.71 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.56 | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 1.61 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 1.58 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.58 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.67 | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 1.65 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.62 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.57 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.54 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.59 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.62 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.61 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.59 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.6 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.54 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 1.46 | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 1.45 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.41 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 1.34 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 1.35 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.3 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 1.27 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.25 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.23 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 1.19 | -2.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1.19 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.07, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1.19 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.03, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita methane 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +26.4% | 1.26 | 1.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.04 | 1.02 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.01 | 1 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.01 | 1 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.9956 | 0.9914 | 0.9996 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1 | 0.9973 | 1 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.12 | 1.05 | 1.18 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.16 | 1.13 | 1.18 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.13 | 1.11 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.12 | 1.04 | 1.17 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.39 | 1.03 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.58 | 1.47 | 1.72 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8 | 1.67 | 1.92 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6 | 1.54 | 1.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5 | 1.34 | 1.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 | 1.19 | 1.3 | 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 methane emissions in Ecuador?
- Per capita methane emissions in Ecuador was 1.19 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.92 in 1996.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9914 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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