Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Ecuador, 1968–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.7% for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Ecuador peaked at 1.1% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1968.
That places Ecuador 23rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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 share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Ecuador?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Ecuador was 0.7% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 1989.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1968.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Ecuador ranks 23rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from flaring in the same year.