Waste — Emissions Share in Ecuador
Ecuador: Waste — Emissions Share was 20.58 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Ecuador, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 20.58 % for waste — emissions share in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Ecuador peaked at 20.58 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.24 %, in 1996.
Ecuador ranks 111th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.88 % | 12.24 % | 13.89 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.43 % | 14.66 % | 16.49 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.42 % | 14.48 % | 18.47 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.78 % | 18.94 % | 20.58 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 108 Poland 21.08 % compare
- 109 Serbia and Montenegro 20.99 % compare
- 110 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 20.65 % compare
- 112 United Arab Emirates 20.57 % compare
- 113 Liberia 20.52 % compare
- 114 Côte d'Ivoire 20.41 % compare
More climate change data for Ecuador
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 19,195 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 4,758 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 14,437 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 17.95 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 515.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 3,911 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,488 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 2,423 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 5.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 86.54 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Ecuador?
- Waste — emissions share in Ecuador was 20.58 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 20.58 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.24 % in 1996.
- How does Ecuador rank for waste — emissions share?
- Ecuador ranks 111th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. 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 Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.