Share of global methane emissions in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of global methane emissions was 0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.2%
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
71st
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1997
All-time low
0.1%
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global methane emissions in Ecuador, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.2% for share of global methane emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global methane emissions in Ecuador peaked at 0.3% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1850.
That places Ecuador 71st out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 methane emissions in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1% | — |
| 1851 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 1852 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 1853 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 1854 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 1855 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 1856 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 1857 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1859 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1860 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1861 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1862 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1863 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1864 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1865 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1866 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1867 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1868 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1869 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1870 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1871 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1872 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1873 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1874 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 1875 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1876 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 1877 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 1878 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 1879 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1880 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1881 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1882 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1883 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1884 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1885 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1886 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1887 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1888 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1889 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1890 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1891 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1893 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1894 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1895 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1896 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1897 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1898 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1899 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1900 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1902 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 1903 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1904 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 1905 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1906 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1908 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 1909 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1910 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1911 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1912 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1913 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1914 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 1915 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1916 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1917 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1918 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 1919 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 1920 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 1921 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 1922 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1923 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| 1924 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1925 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1926 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1927 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1928 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 1929 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1930 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 1931 | 0.1% | +4.7% |
| 1932 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 1933 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 1934 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 1935 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 1936 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 1937 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 1938 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 1939 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 1940 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1941 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1942 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 1943 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 1944 | 0.1% | +2.2% |
| 1945 | 0.1% | +3.1% |
| 1946 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1947 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1948 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 1949 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1950 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1951 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 1953 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 1956 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1960 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 0.1% | -8.1% |
| 1962 | 0.1% | +7.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | +22.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | +25.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | -10.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | +16.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -2.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 4.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global methane emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +25.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 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 methane emissions in Ecuador?
- Share of global methane emissions in Ecuador was 0.2% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global methane emissions recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of global methane emissions recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1850.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of global methane emissions?
- Ecuador ranks 71st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global methane emissions rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.