Ecuador Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
74,408,551
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+1.65%
increase
Global Share
0.14%
Per Capita
4.08
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Ecuador were 74,408,551 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 1.7% over the previous year, representing an increase by 1,208,783 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 73,199,768 tons.
- Per capita: 4.08 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- Ecuador accounts for 0.14% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 74,408,551 | 47,963,814 | 21,671,509 | 3,830,046 | 943,181 | 4.08 | 1.65% | 0.14% |
| 2023 | 73,199,768 | 46,790,115 | 21,689,107 | 3,838,330 | 882,215 | 4.06 | 3.31% | 0.14% |
| 2022 | 70,856,512 | 44,169,334 | 21,974,851 | 3,891,313 | 821,013 | 3.98 | 3.49% | 0.14% |
| 2021 | 68,466,691 | 41,160,686 | 22,076,530 | 4,469,191 | 760,283 | 3.9 | 7.04% | 0.13% |
| 2020 | 63,962,623 | 36,598,595 | 22,358,482 | 4,307,626 | 697,920 | 3.69 | −8.3% | 0.13% |
| 2019 | 69,753,591 | 41,925,372 | 22,869,768 | 4,321,043 | 637,408 | 4.08 | 0.63% | 0.14% |
| 2018 | 69,314,973 | 42,214,543 | 22,075,961 | 4,446,375 | 578,094 | 4.11 | 1% | 0.14% |
| 2017 | 68,626,178 | 41,058,128 | 22,844,107 | 4,213,111 | 510,831 | 4.13 | −2.12% | 0.14% |
| 2016 | 70,110,174 | 42,068,061 | 23,110,051 | 4,476,191 | 455,871 | 4.28 | −1.13% | 0.14% |
| 2015 | 70,910,668 | 43,275,860 | 22,985,219 | 4,249,439 | 400,150 | 4.39 | −1.78% | 0.15% |
| 2014 | 72,194,819 | 43,459,356 | 23,926,562 | 4,446,354 | 362,547 | 4.54 | 2.76% | 0.15% |
| 2013 | 70,253,572 | 41,158,339 | 24,375,294 | 4,386,947 | 332,992 | 4.49 | 4.91% | 0.15% |
| 2012 | 66,962,874 | 38,660,950 | 23,781,214 | 4,196,596 | 324,113 | 4.34 | 0.51% | 0.14% |
| 2011 | 66,623,055 | 38,318,821 | 23,699,149 | 4,287,143 | 317,942 | 4.39 | 0.87% | 0.14% |
| 2010 | 66,046,757 | 38,252,942 | 23,258,795 | 4,219,226 | 315,795 | 4.42 | 6.43% | 0.15% |
| 2009 | 62,055,597 | 35,390,278 | 22,302,150 | 4,045,533 | 317,636 | 4.22 | 7.15% | 0.14% |
| 2008 | 57,915,508 | 32,669,197 | 21,120,147 | 3,818,738 | 307,426 | 4.01 | 2.83% | 0.13% |
| 2007 | 56,322,025 | 31,653,917 | 20,634,159 | 3,737,051 | 296,897 | 3.96 | 0.42% | 0.13% |
| 2006 | 56,086,405 | 30,977,187 | 20,903,049 | 3,911,340 | 294,830 | 4.02 | 4.7% | 0.13% |
| 2005 | 53,567,912 | 28,865,558 | 20,910,026 | 3,508,512 | 283,816 | 3.9 | 1.63% | 0.13% |
| 2004 | 52,709,456 | 26,765,820 | 21,736,885 | 3,968,080 | 238,672 | 3.9 | 7.68% | 0.13% |
| 2003 | 48,951,811 | 24,940,974 | 20,018,531 | 3,791,802 | 200,503 | 3.68 | 4.43% | 0.13% |
| 2002 | 46,875,246 | 24,297,566 | 18,646,244 | 3,767,187 | 164,249 | 3.59 | 0.43% | 0.13% |
| 2001 | 46,675,448 | 24,317,150 | 18,656,580 | 3,569,286 | 132,432 | 3.63 | 9.24% | 0.13% |
| 2000 | 42,726,126 | 22,062,437 | 17,352,319 | 3,213,050 | 98,320 | 3.38 | −3.64% | 0.12% |
| 1999 | 44,338,815 | 21,711,925 | 19,083,073 | 3,486,368 | 57,449 | 3.58 | −7.24% | 0.13% |
| 1998 | 47,797,708 | 24,530,443 | 19,361,882 | 3,862,349 | 43,034 | 3.93 | −4.08% | 0.14% |
| 1997 | 49,828,697 | 24,985,939 | 20,843,168 | 3,965,998 | 33,592 | 4.18 | 2.62% | 0.14% |
| 1996 | 48,558,086 | 23,969,872 | 20,878,865 | 3,683,090 | 26,259 | 4.16 | 9.81% | 0.14% |
| 1995 | 44,218,853 | 20,804,681 | 19,941,896 | 3,453,286 | 18,991 | 3.87 | 6.51% | 0.13% |
| 1994 | 41,517,333 | 18,954,248 | 19,242,940 | 3,307,097 | 13,048 | 3.71 | 5.52% | 0.13% |
| 1993 | 39,344,127 | 18,081,239 | 18,053,524 | 3,201,694 | 7,669 | 3.59 | 2.43% | 0.12% |
| 1992 | 38,411,822 | 18,533,489 | 16,881,247 | 2,991,390 | 5,696 | 3.59 | 6.72% | 0.12% |
| 1991 | 35,992,568 | 17,593,994 | 15,552,122 | 2,842,306 | 4,146 | 3.44 | 1.89% | 0.11% |
| 1990 | 35,325,708 | 17,556,888 | 15,076,880 | 2,689,704 | 2,236 | 3.46 | 4.6% | 0.11% |
| 1989 | 33,771,234 | 16,339,312 | 14,726,710 | 2,704,079 | 1,132 | 3.38 | −0.19% | 0.11% |
| 1988 | 33,836,036 | 16,273,530 | 14,955,790 | 2,605,854 | 863 | 3.47 | 15.72% | 0.11% |
| 1987 | 29,240,376 | 14,493,415 | 12,304,981 | 2,441,222 | 757 | 3.08 | −9.63% | 0.10% |
| 1986 | 32,355,758 | 15,750,494 | 14,176,811 | 2,427,669 | 784 | 3.49 | 3.09% | 0.11% |
| 1985 | 31,385,648 | 15,060,494 | 13,760,265 | 2,564,738 | 151 | 3.47 | 4.84% | 0.11% |
| 1984 | 29,937,010 | 14,000,525 | 13,204,828 | 2,731,398 | 259 | 3.39 | 7.1% | 0.10% |
| 1983 | 27,952,233 | 13,332,756 | 12,040,732 | 2,578,503 | 243 | 3.25 | −1.12% | 0.10% |
| 1982 | 28,269,592 | 14,184,396 | 11,590,110 | 2,494,877 | 209 | 3.37 | 1.04% | 0.10% |
| 1981 | 27,978,915 | 14,089,245 | 11,456,657 | 2,432,729 | 285 | 3.42 | 6.3% | 0.10% |
| 1980 | 26,319,574 | 12,795,514 | 11,108,525 | 2,415,508 | 28 | 3.3 | 4.04% | 0.09% |
| 1979 | 25,298,287 | 12,154,500 | 10,829,271 | 2,314,515 | 0 | 3.25 | 6.1% | 0.09% |
| 1978 | 23,843,263 | 11,216,083 | 10,424,210 | 2,202,970 | 0 | 3.15 | 6.94% | 0.09% |
| 1977 | 22,295,981 | 9,980,257 | 10,081,391 | 2,234,333 | 0 | 3.02 | 8.02% | 0.08% |
| 1976 | 20,640,821 | 8,587,806 | 9,964,544 | 2,088,471 | 0 | 2.88 | 10.51% | 0.08% |
| 1975 | 18,677,376 | 7,498,370 | 9,341,895 | 1,837,111 | 0 | 2.67 | 3.24% | 0.07% |
| 1974 | 18,091,525 | 6,918,899 | 9,368,313 | 1,804,312 | 0 | 2.66 | 5.11% | 0.07% |
| 1973 | 17,212,362 | 5,667,160 | 9,777,498 | 1,767,705 | 0 | 2.6 | 28.41% | 0.07% |
| 1972 | 13,403,870 | 4,481,775 | 7,205,297 | 1,716,799 | 0 | 2.09 | 14.07% | 0.06% |
| 1971 | 11,750,488 | 4,491,762 | 5,575,420 | 1,683,306 | 0 | 1.88 | −5.44% | 0.05% |
| 1970 | 12,426,988 | 5,020,694 | 5,710,115 | 1,696,179 | 0 | 2.05 | – | 0.05% |
See also
- Ecuador CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Ecuador
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).