Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Ecuador, 1968–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Ecuador stood at 0.4%. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Ecuador peaked at 0.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1968.
Ecuador ranks 38th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 0.0% | — |
| 1969 | 0.0% | — |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +140.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +19.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | +10.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | +25.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +15.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +10.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | +8.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | +8.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | +9.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +1.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 81.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +140.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Ecuador?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Ecuador was 0.4% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1968.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Ecuador ranks 38th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from flaring.