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 117th of 222 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.
Waste — Emissions Share in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.05 % | — |
| 1991 | 13.33 % | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 12.79 % | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 12.52 % | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 12.35 % | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 12.42 % | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 12.24 % | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 12.46 % | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 13.74 % | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 13.89 % | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 15.52 % | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 15.11 % | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 15.55 % | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 15.56 % | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 15.03 % | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 15.48 % | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 15.88 % | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 16.49 % | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 15.02 % | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 14.66 % | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 14.48 % | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 14.85 % | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 15.14 % | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 15.29 % | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 16.14 % | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 17.01 % | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 17.07 % | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 17.5 % | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 18.47 % | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 18.27 % | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 18.94 % | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 19.49 % | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 20.1 % | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 20.58 % | +2.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 20.58 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.91 %, 79% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 20.58 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38.48 %, 53% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
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
- 114 Serbia and Montenegro 20.99 % compare
- 115 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 20.65 % compare
- 115 United Kingdom 20.65 % compare
- 118 United Arab Emirates 20.57 % compare
- 119 Liberia 20.52 % compare
- 120 Côte d'Ivoire 20.41 % compare
- 120 Cote d'Ivoire 20.41 % compare
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 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 117th out of 222 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.