Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.1%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
86th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1934
All-time low
0.0%
in 1922
Years of data
133
1892–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Ecuador, 1892–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Ecuador stood at 0.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 71.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Ecuador peaked at 0.7% in 1934 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1922.
Ecuador ranks 86th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1892 | 0.1% | — |
| 1893 | 0.1% | +4.6% |
| 1894 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 1895 | 0.2% | +42.6% |
| 1896 | 0.1% | -40.2% |
| 1897 | 0.2% | +45.9% |
| 1898 | 0.2% | -6.6% |
| 1899 | 0.2% | -7.4% |
| 1900 | 0.2% | +11.8% |
| 1901 | 0.2% | +18.5% |
| 1902 | 0.2% | +2.9% |
| 1903 | 0.3% | +35.9% |
| 1904 | 0.2% | -25.4% |
| 1905 | 0.2% | +10.4% |
| 1906 | 0.2% | +6.0% |
| 1907 | 0.1% | -43.2% |
| 1908 | 0.2% | +60.8% |
| 1909 | 0.2% | -8.1% |
| 1910 | 0.2% | +10.6% |
| 1911 | 0.2% | -20.6% |
| 1912 | 0.1% | -47.8% |
| 1913 | 0.2% | +81.6% |
| 1914 | 0.1% | -17.2% |
| 1915 | 0.2% | +29.9% |
| 1916 | 0.2% | +10.4% |
| 1917 | 0.2% | -21.2% |
| 1918 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1919 | 0.2% | +31.8% |
| 1920 | 0.2% | -14.3% |
| 1921 | 0.2% | +16.3% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | -78.0% |
| 1923 | 0.1% | +223.3% |
| 1924 | 0.2% | +1.4% |
| 1925 | 0.1% | -59.7% |
| 1926 | 0.2% | +218.8% |
| 1927 | 0.1% | -51.9% |
| 1928 | 0.2% | +99.3% |
| 1929 | 0.1% | -72.6% |
| 1930 | 0.3% | +430.2% |
| 1931 | 0.4% | +51.0% |
| 1932 | 0.5% | +27.9% |
| 1933 | 0.6% | +7.4% |
| 1934 | 0.7% | +25.9% |
| 1935 | 0.6% | -12.4% |
| 1936 | 0.6% | -10.1% |
| 1937 | 0.6% | +14.4% |
| 1938 | 0.6% | -6.2% |
| 1939 | 0.6% | -6.9% |
| 1940 | 0.5% | -14.3% |
| 1941 | 0.4% | -7.9% |
| 1942 | 0.5% | +12.3% |
| 1943 | 0.5% | -8.7% |
| 1944 | 0.4% | -7.6% |
| 1945 | 0.5% | +22.7% |
| 1946 | 0.4% | -16.2% |
| 1947 | 0.4% | +4.5% |
| 1948 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 1949 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 1950 | 0.4% | -8.0% |
| 1951 | 0.4% | +7.2% |
| 1952 | 0.4% | -2.8% |
| 1953 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 1954 | 0.4% | +5.3% |
| 1955 | 0.4% | -4.1% |
| 1956 | 0.4% | -14.8% |
| 1957 | 0.4% | +8.9% |
| 1958 | 0.4% | +1.4% |
| 1959 | 0.4% | -7.7% |
| 1960 | 0.6% | +68.7% |
| 1961 | 0.3% | -46.1% |
| 1962 | 0.3% | -15.8% |
| 1963 | 0.2% | -17.4% |
| 1964 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2% | -23.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | -30.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | -15.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2% | +114.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2% | -25.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | +21.5% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | -7.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | -19.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | +60.9% |
| 1974 | 0.3% | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3% | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 0.3% | +17.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | -25.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3% | +27.8% |
| 1980 | 0.4% | +24.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | -22.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4% | +25.7% |
| 1984 | 0.4% | +15.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | -18.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | -22.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | -21.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | -24.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | +49.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | +11.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | -28.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +47.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -43.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +17.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -9.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -36.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -18.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -18.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +268.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -54.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -16.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +69.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -20.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +53.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -35.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +122.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -47.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -13.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +40.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -28.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -34.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 2.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | +430.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 2003 | +268.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 1923 | +223.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1926 | +218.8% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 8 |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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 including land-use change in Ecuador?
- Share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Ecuador was 0.1% 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 including land-use change recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1934.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1922.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Ecuador ranks 86th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.1%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.