Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in Ecuador, 1917–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.3% for share of global co₂ emissions from oil in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Ecuador peaked at 0.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1922.
That places Ecuador 42nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 0.0% | — |
| 1918 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | -10.4% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | -24.3% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | -9.1% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | -9.4% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | +29.0% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | +20.3% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | +51.7% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | +31.3% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | +134.0% |
| 1928 | 0.1% | +96.8% |
| 1929 | 0.1% | +16.1% |
| 1930 | 0.1% | +16.9% |
| 1931 | 0.1% | +16.7% |
| 1932 | 0.1% | -5.1% |
| 1933 | 0.1% | -7.0% |
| 1934 | 0.1% | -5.1% |
| 1935 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 1936 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 1937 | 0.1% | -6.7% |
| 1938 | 0.1% | +6.8% |
| 1939 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1940 | 0.1% | -3.6% |
| 1941 | 0.1% | -34.7% |
| 1942 | 0.1% | +54.8% |
| 1943 | 0.1% | -5.7% |
| 1944 | 0.1% | +8.5% |
| 1945 | 0.1% | -7.4% |
| 1946 | 0.1% | -16.1% |
| 1947 | 0.1% | -9.8% |
| 1948 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 1949 | 0.1% | +5.9% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | -42.8% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | -15.8% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +21.2% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | -14.2% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +11.3% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +9.7% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | -17.3% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +13.1% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | -8.1% |
| 1960 | 0.1% | +27.0% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | -13.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | -11.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +6.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +11.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | +9.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +20.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +27.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | -13.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | +38.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | +14.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | +15.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | +34.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | +18.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | +7.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | -11.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | -27.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | +15.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -23.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +53.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +10.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -49.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +82.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -27.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +24.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +12.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +17.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -14.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +1.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 4.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 6.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | +134.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1928 | +96.8% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 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 from oil in Ecuador?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Ecuador was 0.3% 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 oil recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1922.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of global co₂ emissions from oil?
- Ecuador ranks 42nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.