Hazardous waste generated per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Hazardous waste generated per capita was 0.86 kilograms in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
0.86 kilograms
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
74th
of 83 countries
All-time high
0.87 kilograms
in 2018
All-time low
0.53 kilograms
in 2013
Years of data
7
2013–2019
Hazardous waste generated per capita in Ecuador, 2013–2019
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms.
Analysis
In 2019, hazardous waste generated per capita in Ecuador stood at 0.86 kilograms.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 62.3% over ten years.
That places Ecuador 74th out of 83 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More environment data for Ecuador
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 74.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.1 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 8.44 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0751 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 8.77 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0117 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 21.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0082 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0966 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.27 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hazardous waste generated per capita in Ecuador?
- Hazardous waste generated per capita in Ecuador was 0.86 kilograms in 2019, according to United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest hazardous waste generated per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.87 kilograms in 2018.
- What is the lowest hazardous waste generated per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.53 kilograms in 2013.
- How does Ecuador rank for hazardous waste generated per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 74th out of 83 countries with data for 2019.
- Is hazardous waste generated per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division and United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Hazardous waste generated per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Hazardous waste generated, per capita (Kg)