Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Ecuador

Ecuador: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 4,625 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4,625 kt
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
67th
of 218 countries
All-time high
4,625 kt
in 2023
All-time low
767.11 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Ecuador, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 4,625 kt for waste — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) in Ecuador peaked at 4,625 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 767.11 kt, in 1961.

That places Ecuador 67th out of 218 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 911.93 kt 767.11 kt 1,071 kt 9
1970s 1,358 kt 1,096 kt 1,604 kt 10
1980s 1,964 kt 1,666 kt 2,288 kt 10
1990s 2,730 kt 2,361 kt 3,065 kt 10
2000s 3,467 kt 3,149 kt 3,787 kt 10
2010s 4,047 kt 3,641 kt 4,361 kt 10
2020s 4,523 kt 4,420 kt 4,625 kt 4

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 64 Jordan 4,720 kt compare
  2. 65 Sri Lanka 4,708 kt compare
  3. 66 Belgium-Luxembourg 4,666 kt compare
  4. 68 Cuba 4,577 kt compare
  5. 69 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4,495 kt compare
  6. 70 Portugal 4,433 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2eq) in Ecuador?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) in Ecuador was 4,625 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 4,625 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 767.11 kt in 1961.
How does Ecuador rank for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Ecuador ranks 67th out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf