Total ghg emissions in Ecuador
Ecuador: Total ghg emissions was 63.14 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
63.14 million
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
78th
of 199 countries
All-time high
145.97 million
in 2014
All-time low
4.91 million
in 1870
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Total ghg emissions in Ecuador, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total ghg emissions in Ecuador is 63.14 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 56.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total ghg emissions in Ecuador peaked at 145.97 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.91 million, in 1870.
Ecuador ranks 78th of 199 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.
Total ghg emissions in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 8.07 million | — |
| 1851 | 6.55 million | -18.7% |
| 1852 | 7.39 million | +12.7% |
| 1853 | 7.08 million | -4.1% |
| 1854 | 8.02 million | +13.3% |
| 1855 | 8.21 million | +2.3% |
| 1856 | 7.09 million | -13.7% |
| 1857 | 9.04 million | +27.6% |
| 1858 | 7.64 million | -15.4% |
| 1859 | 9.19 million | +20.3% |
| 1860 | 9.24 million | +0.5% |
| 1861 | 7.47 million | -19.1% |
| 1862 | 12.16 million | +62.7% |
| 1863 | 7.02 million | -42.2% |
| 1864 | 7.55 million | +7.5% |
| 1865 | 7.36 million | -2.6% |
| 1866 | 8.53 million | +15.9% |
| 1867 | 8.47 million | -0.7% |
| 1868 | 6.57 million | -22.4% |
| 1869 | 11.27 million | +71.4% |
| 1870 | 4.91 million | -56.4% |
| 1871 | 10.87 million | +121.5% |
| 1872 | 13.97 million | +28.5% |
| 1873 | 8.32 million | -40.5% |
| 1874 | 10.21 million | +22.8% |
| 1875 | 8.41 million | -17.6% |
| 1876 | 8.86 million | +5.4% |
| 1877 | 15.71 million | +77.3% |
| 1878 | 15.54 million | -1.1% |
| 1879 | 8.77 million | -43.6% |
| 1880 | 9.77 million | +11.4% |
| 1881 | 7.58 million | -22.4% |
| 1882 | 7.80 million | +2.9% |
| 1883 | 8.40 million | +7.7% |
| 1884 | 13.63 million | +62.3% |
| 1885 | 9.61 million | -29.5% |
| 1886 | 10.06 million | +4.7% |
| 1887 | 11.52 million | +14.5% |
| 1888 | 9.38 million | -18.6% |
| 1889 | 8.96 million | -4.4% |
| 1890 | 19.18 million | +114.0% |
| 1891 | 11.16 million | -41.8% |
| 1892 | 8.30 million | -25.6% |
| 1893 | 8.81 million | +6.1% |
| 1894 | 9.55 million | +8.4% |
| 1895 | 13.08 million | +37.0% |
| 1896 | 8.21 million | -37.2% |
| 1897 | 11.84 million | +44.2% |
| 1898 | 10.63 million | -10.2% |
| 1899 | 10.50 million | -1.2% |
| 1900 | 12.02 million | +14.5% |
| 1901 | 14.32 million | +19.1% |
| 1902 | 14.89 million | +4.0% |
| 1903 | 19.85 million | +33.3% |
| 1904 | 15.50 million | -21.9% |
| 1905 | 17.77 million | +14.7% |
| 1906 | 18.74 million | +5.5% |
| 1907 | 12.58 million | -32.9% |
| 1908 | 17.87 million | +42.1% |
| 1909 | 17.36 million | -2.9% |
| 1910 | 19.30 million | +11.2% |
| 1911 | 16.39 million | -15.1% |
| 1912 | 10.12 million | -38.2% |
| 1913 | 16.54 million | +63.5% |
| 1914 | 14.18 million | -14.3% |
| 1915 | 17.69 million | +24.8% |
| 1916 | 19.04 million | +7.6% |
| 1917 | 16.21 million | -14.9% |
| 1918 | 16.04 million | -1.0% |
| 1919 | 17.83 million | +11.2% |
| 1920 | 18.62 million | +4.4% |
| 1921 | 21.39 million | +14.9% |
| 1922 | 8.30 million | -61.2% |
| 1923 | 17.71 million | +113.4% |
| 1924 | 18.28 million | +3.2% |
| 1925 | 10.67 million | -41.6% |
| 1926 | 22.34 million | +109.3% |
| 1927 | 13.82 million | -38.1% |
| 1928 | 22.82 million | +65.2% |
| 1929 | 10.40 million | -54.4% |
| 1930 | 28.52 million | +174.1% |
| 1931 | 36.26 million | +27.1% |
| 1932 | 44.35 million | +22.3% |
| 1933 | 47.25 million | +6.5% |
| 1934 | 61.99 million | +31.2% |
| 1935 | 54.99 million | -11.3% |
| 1936 | 53.28 million | -3.1% |
| 1937 | 62.57 million | +17.4% |
| 1938 | 58.35 million | -6.7% |
| 1939 | 56.79 million | -2.7% |
| 1940 | 51.65 million | -9.1% |
| 1941 | 48.55 million | -6.0% |
| 1942 | 54.34 million | +11.9% |
| 1943 | 51.72 million | -4.8% |
| 1944 | 47.33 million | -8.5% |
| 1945 | 54.05 million | +14.2% |
| 1946 | 46.67 million | -13.7% |
| 1947 | 52.76 million | +13.0% |
| 1948 | 52.50 million | -0.5% |
| 1949 | 52.43 million | -0.1% |
| 1950 | 54.20 million | +3.4% |
| 1951 | 62.29 million | +14.9% |
| 1952 | 61.08 million | -1.9% |
| 1953 | 63.33 million | +3.7% |
| 1954 | 69.43 million | +9.6% |
| 1955 | 70.85 million | +2.0% |
| 1956 | 63.28 million | -10.7% |
| 1957 | 72.03 million | +13.8% |
| 1958 | 73.37 million | +1.9% |
| 1959 | 72.77 million | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 107.46 million | +47.7% |
| 1961 | 66.17 million | -38.4% |
| 1962 | 59.04 million | -10.8% |
| 1963 | 52.31 million | -11.4% |
| 1964 | 53.16 million | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 44.65 million | -16.0% |
| 1966 | 36.20 million | -18.9% |
| 1967 | 34.52 million | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 57.73 million | +67.3% |
| 1969 | 50.46 million | -12.6% |
| 1970 | 59.67 million | +18.3% |
| 1971 | 57.00 million | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 52.35 million | -8.2% |
| 1973 | 75.46 million | +44.1% |
| 1974 | 81.52 million | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 87.47 million | +7.3% |
| 1976 | 100.40 million | +14.8% |
| 1977 | 85.41 million | -14.9% |
| 1978 | 89.22 million | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 105.46 million | +18.2% |
| 1980 | 122.93 million | +16.6% |
| 1981 | 117.46 million | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 93.57 million | -20.3% |
| 1983 | 113.72 million | +21.5% |
| 1984 | 133.40 million | +17.3% |
| 1985 | 116.01 million | -13.0% |
| 1986 | 96.60 million | -16.7% |
| 1987 | 81.22 million | -15.9% |
| 1988 | 70.98 million | -12.6% |
| 1989 | 91.88 million | +29.4% |
| 1990 | 100.66 million | +9.6% |
| 1991 | 82.52 million | -18.0% |
| 1992 | 84.65 million | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 109.92 million | +29.9% |
| 1994 | 80.88 million | -26.4% |
| 1995 | 83.24 million | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 81.50 million | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 93.90 million | +15.2% |
| 1998 | 93.72 million | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 88.81 million | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 70.15 million | -21.0% |
| 2001 | 66.88 million | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 62.31 million | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 127.52 million | +104.7% |
| 2004 | 81.36 million | -36.2% |
| 2005 | 72.37 million | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 70.39 million | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 92.25 million | +31.1% |
| 2008 | 82.09 million | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 77.76 million | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 81.58 million | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 107.06 million | +31.2% |
| 2012 | 80.43 million | -24.9% |
| 2013 | 90.65 million | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 145.97 million | +61.0% |
| 2015 | 95.88 million | -34.3% |
| 2016 | 88.94 million | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 84.04 million | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 100.00 million | +19.0% |
| 2019 | 97.61 million | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 76.74 million | -21.4% |
| 2021 | 79.06 million | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 80.53 million | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 62.18 million | -22.8% |
| 2024 | 63.14 million | +1.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 63.14 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.70 million, 1.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 63.14 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.07 million, 3.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total ghg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | +174.1% | 10.40 million | 28.52 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 7.83 million | 6.55 million | 9.19 million | 10 |
| 1860s | 8.56 million | 6.57 million | 12.16 million | 10 |
| 1870s | 10.56 million | 4.91 million | 15.71 million | 10 |
| 1880s | 9.67 million | 7.58 million | 13.63 million | 10 |
| 1890s | 11.13 million | 8.21 million | 19.18 million | 10 |
| 1900s | 16.09 million | 12.02 million | 19.85 million | 10 |
| 1910s | 16.33 million | 10.12 million | 19.30 million | 10 |
| 1920s | 16.44 million | 8.30 million | 22.82 million | 10 |
| 1930s | 50.43 million | 28.52 million | 62.57 million | 10 |
| 1940s | 51.20 million | 46.67 million | 54.34 million | 10 |
| 1950s | 66.26 million | 54.20 million | 73.37 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 56.17 million | 34.52 million | 107.46 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 79.40 million | 52.35 million | 105.46 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 103.78 million | 70.98 million | 133.40 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.98 million | 80.88 million | 109.92 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.31 million | 62.31 million | 127.52 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.22 million | 80.43 million | 145.97 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.33 million | 62.18 million | 80.53 million | 5 |
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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 total ghg emissions in Ecuador?
- Total ghg emissions in Ecuador was 63.14 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total ghg emissions recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 145.97 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest total ghg emissions recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.91 million in 1870.
- How does Ecuador rank for total ghg emissions?
- Ecuador ranks 78th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total ghg emissions rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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