Greenhouse gases per capita — all countries

Greenhouse gases per capita — Ecuador

Greenhouse gases per capita in Ecuador in 2024 — 3.48 t/person. Ranked 70 in the world out of 199. Since 1850, the indicator has fallen by 64.9%.

2024 3.48 t/person +0.67% vs 2023
World rank 70of 199
Period maximum 27.71 t/person1934
Period minimum 3.46 t/person2023

Trend over time

1850–2024 · tonnes CO₂e per capita

Greenhouse gases per capita — Ecuador, 1850–20240102030185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 9.92 t/person1853: 8.38 t/person1856: 8.11 t/person1859: 10.16 t/person1862: 12.98 t/person1865: 7.59 t/person1868: 6.55 t/person1871: 10.46 t/person1874: 9.5 t/person1877: 14.12 t/person1880: 8.48 t/person1883: 7.05 t/person1886: 8.15 t/person1889: 7.02 t/person1892: 6.28 t/person1895: 9.57 t/person1898: 7.51 t/person1901: 9.74 t/person1904: 10.07 t/person1907: 7.82 t/person1910: 11.49 t/person1913: 9.51 t/person1916: 10.6 t/person1919: 9.63 t/person1922: 4.36 t/person1925: 5.47 t/person1928: 11.41 t/person1931: 17.35 t/person1934: 27.71 t/person1937: 26.04 t/person1940: 19.92 t/person1943: 18.24 t/person1946: 14.99 t/person1949: 15.35 t/person1952: 16.5 t/person1955: 17.69 t/person1958: 16.89 t/person1961: 14.01 t/person1964: 10.32 t/person1967: 6.13 t/person1970: 9.69 t/person1973: 11.23 t/person1976: 13.71 t/person1979: 13.27 t/person1982: 10.87 t/person1985: 12.46 t/person1988: 7.09 t/person1991: 7.71 t/person1994: 7.11 t/person1997: 7.81 t/person2000: 5.53 t/person2003: 9.54 t/person2006: 5 t/person2009: 5.25 t/person2012: 5.17 t/person2015: 5.9 t/person2018: 5.87 t/person2021: 4.47 t/person2024: 3.48 t/person
Change over the period: −6.44 (−64.9%) Average annual rate: -0.6 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ecuador

Ecuador 3.48 t/person
World computed 6.66 t/person
Latin America & Caribbean computed 7.98 t/person
South America computed 9.81 t/person
Upper-middle-income countries computed 8.99 t/person
Greenhouse gases per capita — Ecuador, by year Ecuador All countries CSV XLSX
Year t/person Change Change, %
2024 3.48 +0.02 +0.67%
2023 3.46 −1.06 −23.46%
2022 4.52 +0.05 +1.05%
2021 4.47 +0.1 +2.22%
2020 4.37 −1.26 −22.3%
2019 5.63 −0.24 −4.04%
2018 5.87 +0.85 +16.99%
2017 5.01 −0.37 −6.94%
2016 5.39 −0.51 −8.6%
2015 5.9 −3.21 −35.24%
2014 9.1 +3.37 +58.73%
2013 5.74 +0.57 +11.04%
2012 5.17 −1.82 −26.06%
2011 6.99 +1.57 +29.09%
2010 5.41 +0.17 +3.16%
2009 5.25 −0.39 −6.87%
2008 5.63 −0.81 −12.52%
2007 6.44 +1.44 +28.84%
2006 5 −0.23 −4.4%
2005 5.23 −0.75 −12.58%
2004 5.98 −3.56 −37.3%
2003 9.54 +4.79 +101.05%
2002 4.74 −0.44 −8.44%
2001 5.18 −0.35 −6.3%
2000 5.53 −1.59 −22.37%
1999 7.12 −0.53 −6.92%
1998 7.65 −0.15 −1.99%
1997 7.81 +0.9 +13.1%
1996 6.9 −0.28 −3.91%
1995 7.18 +0.07 +0.98%
1994 7.11 −2.74 −27.83%
1993 9.85 +2.11 +27.25%
1992 7.74 +0.03 +0.43%
1991 7.71 −1.9 −19.77%
1990 9.61 +0.64 +7.13%
1989 8.97 +1.88 +26.53%
1988 7.09 −1.22 −14.63%
1987 8.31 −1.81 −17.93%
1986 10.12 −2.34 −18.79%
1985 12.46 −2.24 −15.24%
1984 14.7 +1.84 +14.28%
1983 12.86 +2 +18.38%
1982 10.87 −3.14 −22.41%
1981 14.01 −1.05 −6.97%
1980 15.05 +1.79 +13.47%
1979 13.27 +1.73 +15.04%
1978 11.53 +0.18 +1.63%
1977 11.35 −2.37 −17.25%
1976 13.71 +1.43 +11.6%
1975 12.29 +0.51 +4.29%
1974 11.78 +0.56 +4.95%
1973 11.23 +3.21 +40.01%
1972 8.02 −0.97 −10.81%
1971 8.99 −0.7 −7.26%
1970 9.69 +1.25 +14.79%
1969 8.45 −1.51 −15.16%
1968 9.95 +3.82 +62.33%
1967 6.13 −0.49 −7.44%
1966 6.63 −1.79 −21.3%
1965 8.42 −1.91 −18.45%
1964 10.32 −0.14 −1.29%
1963 10.46 −1.69 −13.92%
1962 12.15 −1.86 −13.3%
1961 14.01 −9.4 −40.14%
1960 23.41 +7.11 +43.62%
1959 16.3 −0.59 −3.52%
1958 16.89 −0.15 −0.87%
1957 17.04 +1.66 +10.81%
1956 15.38 −2.31 −13.04%
1955 17.69 −0.11 −0.62%
1954 17.8 +1.13 +6.79%
1953 16.67 +0.17 +1.02%
1952 16.5 −0.77 −4.44%
1951 17.26 +1.85 +12.01%
1950 15.41 +0.07 +0.43%
1949 15.35 −0.49 −3.11%
1948 15.84 −0.58 −3.55%
1947 16.42 +1.43 +9.57%
1946 14.99 −2.92 −16.31%
1945 17.91 +1.73 +10.69%
1944 16.18 −2.06 −11.31%
1943 18.24 −1.53 −7.75%
1942 19.78 +1.57 +8.64%
1941 18.2 −1.72 −8.63%
1940 19.92 −2.58 −11.47%
1939 22.5 −1.21 −5.11%
1938 23.71 −2.33 −8.93%
1937 26.04 +3.33 +14.67%
1936 22.71 −1.29 −5.38%
1935 24 −3.71 −13.38%
1934 27.71 +6.08 +28.12%
1933 21.63 +0.84 +4.04%
1932 20.79 +3.43 +19.79%
1931 17.35 +3.46 +24.91%
1930 13.89 +8.75 +170.11%
1929 5.14 −6.27 −54.93%
1928 11.41 +4.45 +63.82%
1927 6.97 −4.39 −38.65%
1926 11.35 +5.88 +107.57%
1925 5.47 −3.98 −42.1%
1924 9.45 +0.22 +2.37%
1923 9.23 +4.87 +111.65%
1922 4.36 −6.97 −61.53%
1921 11.33 +1.38 +13.85%
1920 9.96 +0.33 +3.42%
1919 9.63 +0.88 +10.09%
1918 8.74 −0.18 −2.05%
1917 8.93 −1.67 −15.77%
1916 10.6 +0.65 +6.48%
1915 9.95 +1.89 +23.44%
1914 8.06 −1.45 −15.23%
1913 9.51 +3.63 +61.71%
1912 5.88 −3.76 −38.96%
1911 9.64 −1.86 −16.15%
1910 11.49 +1.02 +9.7%
1909 10.48 −0.46 −4.23%
1908 10.94 +3.12 +39.95%
1907 7.82 −4.01 −33.88%
1906 11.82 +0.44 +3.89%
1905 11.38 +1.31 +12.97%
1904 10.07 −3.03 −23.1%
1903 13.1 +3.12 +31.31%
1902 9.98 +0.24 +2.48%
1901 9.74 +1.45 +17.5%
1900 8.29 +0.95 +13.01%
1899 7.33 −0.18 −2.4%
1898 7.51 −0.95 −11.27%
1897 8.47 +2.53 +42.6%
1896 5.94 −3.63 −37.94%
1895 9.57 +2.5 +35.39%
1894 7.07 +0.47 +7.18%
1893 6.59 +0.31 +4.9%
1892 6.28 −2.26 −26.43%
1891 8.54 −6.31 −42.48%
1890 14.85 +7.83 +111.52%
1889 7.02 −0.41 −5.52%
1888 7.43 −1.8 −19.53%
1887 9.23 +1.08 +13.25%
1886 8.15 +0.28 +3.52%
1885 7.88 −3.43 −30.34%
1884 11.31 +4.26 +60.51%
1883 7.05 +0.43 +6.45%
1882 6.62 +0.11 +1.69%
1881 6.51 −1.98 −23.28%
1880 8.48 +0.78 +10.18%
1879 7.7 −6.1 −44.22%
1878 13.8 −0.32 −2.25%
1877 14.12 +6.06 +75.23%
1876 8.06 +0.33 +4.2%
1875 7.73 −1.76 −18.57%
1874 9.5 +1.67 +21.38%
1873 7.82 −5.47 −41.16%
1872 13.3 +2.83 +27.09%
1871 10.46 +5.68 +118.94%
1870 4.78 −6.32 −56.94%
1869 11.1 +4.55 +69.44%
1868 6.55 −1.98 −23.24%
1867 8.53 −0.16 −1.87%
1866 8.7 +1.11 +14.6%
1865 7.59 −0.29 −3.69%
1864 7.88 +0.47 +6.29%
1863 7.41 −5.57 −42.88%
1862 12.98 +4.91 +60.85%
1861 8.07 −2.03 −20.07%
1860 10.1 −0.06 −0.62%
1859 10.16 +1.62 +18.9%
1858 8.54 −1.68 −16.41%
1857 10.22 +2.12 +26.1%
1856 8.11 −1.39 −14.66%
1855 9.5 +0.11 +1.17%
1854 9.39 +1 +11.96%
1853 8.38 −0.46 −5.24%
1852 8.85 +0.9 +11.32%
1851 7.95 −1.97 −19.85%
1850 9.92

About the indicator

Emissions of all greenhouse gases per person, converted into CO2 equivalent. It differs from CO2 emissions per capita in that it counts methane and nitrous oxide, and that changes the picture: countries with large livestock herds and little industry rise considerably higher in this ranking than they do on carbon dioxide alone. The per capita indicator is the one usually used when the fairness of sharing the reduction effort is discussed.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its emissions divided by all of its population. All greenhouse gases are counted in CO2 equivalent using 100-year warming potentials.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.