Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.0% in 1960. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Ecuador, 1892–1960
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Ecuador is 0.0%, measured in 1960. That is the lowest value across all 69 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Ecuador peaked at 0.0% in 1910 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1898.
That places Ecuador 141st out of 179 countries with data for 1960, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1892 | 0.0% | — |
| 1893 | 0.0% | -90.5% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | +56.5% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | +24685.5% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | -99.9% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | +25694.2% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | — |
| 1900 | 0.0% | -99.9% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | +483.4% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | +166.2% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | +4698.6% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | +66.4% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | +709.0% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | -66.9% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | -96.6% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | +1563.6% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | +337.9% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | +50.1% |
| 1911 | 0.0% | -9.7% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | -13.0% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | -38.6% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | -15.0% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | +88.2% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | -29.4% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | -83.8% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | +59.2% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | +50.6% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | -3.8% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | -6.7% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | -54.8% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | +47.0% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | -64.6% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | +651.4% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | -96.3% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | +91.2% |
| 1929 | 0.0% | -73.0% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | -26.6% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | +316.7% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | +12.3% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | -4.4% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | -8.4% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 1936 | 0.0% | -8.8% |
| 1937 | 0.0% | -5.1% |
| 1938 | 0.0% | +7.3% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | -68.7% |
| 1940 | 0.0% | -9.5% |
| 1941 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1942 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1943 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1944 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1945 | 0.0% | +29.0% |
| 1946 | 0.0% | -7.3% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | -10.7% |
| 1948 | 0.0% | +94.5% |
| 1949 | 0.0% | +110.5% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | -77.2% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | -5.0% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +204.8% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | -67.0% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | — |
| 1956 | 0.0% | — |
| 1957 | 0.0% | — |
| 1958 | 0.0% | — |
| 1959 | 0.0% | — |
| 1960 | 0.0% | — |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%. (48 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | +25694.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1895 | +24685.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1903 | +4698.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1908 | +1563.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1905 | +709.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1926 | +651.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
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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 share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Ecuador?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Ecuador was 0.0% in 1960, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1910.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1898.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Ecuador ranks 141st out of 179 countries with data for 1960.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.