CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat in Ecuador
Ecuador: CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat was 7.44 in 2018. ▲ Rising
CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat in Ecuador, 1990–2018
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 7.44 for co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat in Ecuador peaked at 10.5 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.61, in 1990.
Ecuador ranks 81st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.61 | — |
| 1991 | 1.92 | +19.3% |
| 1992 | 2.43 | +26.6% |
| 1993 | 1.87 | -23.0% |
| 1994 | 1.83 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 3.94 | +115.3% |
| 1996 | 4.18 | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 4.68 | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 5.18 | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 3.92 | -24.3% |
| 2000 | 4.28 | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 4.98 | +16.4% |
| 2002 | 5.07 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 4.74 | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 5.34 | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 6.08 | +13.9% |
| 2006 | 7.44 | +22.4% |
| 2007 | 7.72 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 7.03 | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 8.66 | +23.2% |
| 2010 | 9.93 | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 8.73 | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 9.11 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 10.04 | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 10.5 | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 10.47 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 9.34 | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 6.9 | -26.1% |
| 2018 | 7.44 | +7.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 7.44 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.79, 96% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 7.44 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.44, 5.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +115.3% | 1.83 | 3.94 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.16 | 1.61 | 5.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.13 | 4.28 | 8.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.16 | 6.9 | 10.5 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More reference data data for Ecuador
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1826 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9943 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat in Ecuador?
- Co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat in Ecuador was 7.44 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5 in 2014.
- What is the lowest co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.61 in 1990.
- How does Ecuador rank for co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat?
- Ecuador ranks 81st out of 187 countries with data for 2018.
- Is co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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