Long run air pollution in Ecuador
Ecuador: Long run air pollution was 341,155 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
341,155
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
50th
of 220 countries
All-time high
342,254
in 2018
All-time low
77.96
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Long run air pollution in Ecuador, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for long run air pollution in Ecuador is 341,155, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long run air pollution in Ecuador peaked at 342,254 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 77.96, in 1750.
Ecuador ranks 50th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Long run air pollution in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 77.96 | — |
| 1751 | 78.36 | +0.5% |
| 1752 | 78.77 | +0.5% |
| 1753 | 79.17 | +0.5% |
| 1754 | 79.57 | +0.5% |
| 1755 | 79.97 | +0.5% |
| 1756 | 80.37 | +0.5% |
| 1757 | 80.77 | +0.5% |
| 1758 | 81.17 | +0.5% |
| 1759 | 81.57 | +0.5% |
| 1760 | 81.97 | +0.5% |
| 1761 | 82.39 | +0.5% |
| 1762 | 82.81 | +0.5% |
| 1763 | 83.23 | +0.5% |
| 1764 | 83.65 | +0.5% |
| 1765 | 84.07 | +0.5% |
| 1766 | 84.49 | +0.5% |
| 1767 | 84.91 | +0.5% |
| 1768 | 85.33 | +0.5% |
| 1769 | 85.75 | +0.5% |
| 1770 | 86.17 | +0.5% |
| 1771 | 86.61 | +0.5% |
| 1772 | 87.05 | +0.5% |
| 1773 | 87.49 | +0.5% |
| 1774 | 87.93 | +0.5% |
| 1775 | 88.37 | +0.5% |
| 1776 | 88.81 | +0.5% |
| 1777 | 89.25 | +0.5% |
| 1778 | 89.69 | +0.5% |
| 1779 | 90.13 | +0.5% |
| 1780 | 90.57 | +0.5% |
| 1781 | 91.03 | +0.5% |
| 1782 | 91.49 | +0.5% |
| 1783 | 91.95 | +0.5% |
| 1784 | 92.42 | +0.5% |
| 1785 | 92.88 | +0.5% |
| 1786 | 93.34 | +0.5% |
| 1787 | 93.8 | +0.5% |
| 1788 | 94.26 | +0.5% |
| 1789 | 94.72 | +0.5% |
| 1790 | 95.18 | +0.5% |
| 1791 | 95.67 | +0.5% |
| 1792 | 96.15 | +0.5% |
| 1793 | 96.63 | +0.5% |
| 1794 | 97.12 | +0.5% |
| 1795 | 97.6 | +0.5% |
| 1796 | 98.08 | +0.5% |
| 1797 | 98.57 | +0.5% |
| 1798 | 99.05 | +0.5% |
| 1799 | 99.53 | +0.5% |
| 1800 | 100.02 | +0.5% |
| 1801 | 100.78 | +0.8% |
| 1802 | 101.55 | +0.8% |
| 1803 | 102.32 | +0.8% |
| 1804 | 103.09 | +0.8% |
| 1805 | 103.86 | +0.8% |
| 1806 | 104.64 | +0.7% |
| 1807 | 105.42 | +0.7% |
| 1808 | 106.2 | +0.7% |
| 1809 | 106.99 | +0.7% |
| 1810 | 107.77 | +0.7% |
| 1811 | 108.59 | +0.8% |
| 1812 | 109.41 | +0.8% |
| 1813 | 110.23 | +0.8% |
| 1814 | 111.06 | +0.7% |
| 1815 | 111.88 | +0.7% |
| 1816 | 112.71 | +0.7% |
| 1817 | 113.54 | +0.7% |
| 1818 | 114.37 | +0.7% |
| 1819 | 115.21 | +0.7% |
| 1820 | 116.05 | +0.7% |
| 1821 | 119.21 | +2.7% |
| 1822 | 122.38 | +2.7% |
| 1823 | 125.57 | +2.6% |
| 1824 | 128.77 | +2.5% |
| 1825 | 131.98 | +2.5% |
| 1826 | 135.2 | +2.4% |
| 1827 | 138.44 | +2.4% |
| 1828 | 141.69 | +2.3% |
| 1829 | 144.95 | +2.3% |
| 1830 | 148.23 | +2.3% |
| 1831 | 150.67 | +1.6% |
| 1832 | 153.12 | +1.6% |
| 1833 | 155.59 | +1.6% |
| 1834 | 158.06 | +1.6% |
| 1835 | 160.53 | +1.6% |
| 1836 | 163.01 | +1.5% |
| 1837 | 165.51 | +1.5% |
| 1838 | 168.02 | +1.5% |
| 1839 | 170.53 | +1.5% |
| 1840 | 173.06 | +1.5% |
| 1841 | 175.9 | +1.6% |
| 1842 | 178.75 | +1.6% |
| 1843 | 181.61 | +1.6% |
| 1844 | 184.48 | +1.6% |
| 1845 | 187.35 | +1.6% |
| 1846 | 190.24 | +1.5% |
| 1847 | 193.15 | +1.5% |
| 1848 | 196.06 | +1.5% |
| 1849 | 198.98 | +1.5% |
| 1850 | 201.69 | +1.4% |
| 1851 | 205.98 | +2.1% |
| 1852 | 210.34 | +2.1% |
| 1853 | 214.71 | +2.1% |
| 1854 | 219.09 | +2.0% |
| 1855 | 223.48 | +2.0% |
| 1856 | 232.66 | +4.1% |
| 1857 | 233.39 | +0.3% |
| 1858 | 234.18 | +0.3% |
| 1859 | 236.68 | +1.1% |
| 1860 | 239.18 | +1.1% |
| 1861 | 242.53 | +1.4% |
| 1862 | 245.9 | +1.4% |
| 1863 | 249.31 | +1.4% |
| 1864 | 252.74 | +1.4% |
| 1865 | 256.19 | +1.4% |
| 1866 | 259.74 | +1.4% |
| 1867 | 263.32 | +1.4% |
| 1868 | 266.92 | +1.4% |
| 1869 | 270.56 | +1.4% |
| 1870 | 274.23 | +1.4% |
| 1871 | 277.38 | +1.2% |
| 1872 | 280.63 | +1.2% |
| 1873 | 283.97 | +1.2% |
| 1874 | 287.41 | +1.2% |
| 1875 | 290.92 | +1.2% |
| 1876 | 297.55 | +2.3% |
| 1877 | 304.26 | +2.3% |
| 1878 | 311.05 | +2.2% |
| 1879 | 316.85 | +1.9% |
| 1880 | 322.68 | +1.8% |
| 1881 | 328.12 | +1.7% |
| 1882 | 333.62 | +1.7% |
| 1883 | 339.13 | +1.7% |
| 1884 | 344.68 | +1.6% |
| 1885 | 350.27 | +1.6% |
| 1886 | 356.46 | +1.8% |
| 1887 | 362.69 | +1.7% |
| 1888 | 369.2 | +1.8% |
| 1889 | 375.77 | +1.8% |
| 1890 | 382.41 | +1.8% |
| 1891 | 389.73 | +1.9% |
| 1892 | 397.12 | +1.9% |
| 1893 | 404.57 | +1.9% |
| 1894 | 412.07 | +1.9% |
| 1895 | 419.63 | +1.8% |
| 1896 | 427.7 | +1.9% |
| 1897 | 435.81 | +1.9% |
| 1898 | 446.37 | +2.4% |
| 1899 | 457.14 | +2.4% |
| 1900 | 468.16 | +2.4% |
| 1901 | 491.33 | +4.9% |
| 1902 | 515.24 | +4.9% |
| 1903 | 539.84 | +4.8% |
| 1904 | 565.12 | +4.7% |
| 1905 | 591.18 | +4.6% |
| 1906 | 618.12 | +4.6% |
| 1907 | 645.74 | +4.5% |
| 1908 | 674.07 | +4.4% |
| 1909 | 703.15 | +4.3% |
| 1910 | 732.91 | +4.2% |
| 1911 | 756.75 | +3.3% |
| 1912 | 780.91 | +3.2% |
| 1913 | 805.38 | +3.1% |
| 1914 | 829.08 | +2.9% |
| 1915 | 853.03 | +2.9% |
| 1916 | 881.7 | +3.4% |
| 1917 | 1,197 | +35.7% |
| 1918 | 1,226 | +2.5% |
| 1919 | 1,256 | +2.4% |
| 1920 | 1,286 | +2.4% |
| 1921 | 1,321 | +2.7% |
| 1922 | 1,357 | +2.8% |
| 1923 | 1,517 | +11.8% |
| 1924 | 1,634 | +7.7% |
| 1925 | 1,974 | +20.8% |
| 1926 | 2,258 | +14.4% |
| 1927 | 3,857 | +70.8% |
| 1928 | 6,479 | +68.0% |
| 1929 | 7,885 | +21.7% |
| 1930 | 8,723 | +10.6% |
| 1931 | 9,712 | +11.3% |
| 1932 | 9,002 | -7.3% |
| 1933 | 9,155 | +1.7% |
| 1934 | 9,229 | +0.8% |
| 1935 | 9,697 | +5.1% |
| 1936 | 10,713 | +10.5% |
| 1937 | 11,289 | +5.4% |
| 1938 | 11,823 | +4.7% |
| 1939 | 12,197 | +3.2% |
| 1940 | 12,526 | +2.7% |
| 1941 | 9,119 | -27.2% |
| 1942 | 12,422 | +36.2% |
| 1943 | 12,652 | +1.9% |
| 1944 | 15,383 | +21.6% |
| 1945 | 14,255 | -7.3% |
| 1946 | 13,066 | -8.3% |
| 1947 | 13,300 | +1.8% |
| 1948 | 14,326 | +7.7% |
| 1949 | 14,444 | +0.8% |
| 1950 | 11,200 | -22.5% |
| 1951 | 10,962 | -2.1% |
| 1952 | 13,163 | +20.1% |
| 1953 | 12,615 | -4.2% |
| 1954 | 14,320 | +13.5% |
| 1955 | 16,804 | +17.3% |
| 1956 | 17,802 | +5.9% |
| 1957 | 16,078 | -9.7% |
| 1958 | 18,069 | +12.4% |
| 1959 | 17,806 | -1.5% |
| 1960 | 22,413 | +25.9% |
| 1961 | 21,253 | -5.2% |
| 1962 | 20,803 | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 23,285 | +11.9% |
| 1964 | 26,630 | +14.4% |
| 1965 | 28,001 | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 29,701 | +6.1% |
| 1967 | 33,558 | +13.0% |
| 1968 | 39,360 | +17.3% |
| 1969 | 39,138 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 43,962 | +12.3% |
| 1971 | 53,718 | +22.2% |
| 1972 | 52,359 | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 60,436 | +15.4% |
| 1974 | 55,851 | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 62,179 | +11.3% |
| 1976 | 69,184 | +11.3% |
| 1977 | 81,133 | +17.3% |
| 1978 | 93,124 | +14.8% |
| 1979 | 114,560 | +23.0% |
| 1980 | 128,060 | +11.8% |
| 1981 | 143,618 | +12.1% |
| 1982 | 147,690 | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 142,098 | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 153,054 | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 159,179 | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 158,412 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 162,631 | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 174,264 | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 172,734 | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 190,709 | +10.4% |
| 1991 | 189,317 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 207,244 | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 220,941 | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 224,006 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 229,360 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 271,653 | +18.4% |
| 1997 | 295,108 | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 245,223 | -16.9% |
| 1999 | 217,259 | -11.4% |
| 2000 | 217,798 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 218,347 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 239,263 | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 240,103 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 263,471 | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 266,318 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 260,177 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 265,405 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 256,236 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 272,253 | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 301,302 | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 302,140 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 300,184 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 307,285 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 327,057 | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 316,301 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 304,011 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 295,303 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 342,254 | +15.9% |
| 2019 | 326,515 | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 259,906 | -20.4% |
| 2021 | 336,276 | +29.4% |
| 2022 | 341,155 | +1.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 341,155 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 104,784, 3.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 341,155 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54,155, 6.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long run air pollution 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | +70.8% | 2,258 | 3,857 |
| 1928 | +68.0% | 3,857 | 6,479 |
| 1942 | +36.2% | 9,119 | 12,422 |
| 1917 | +35.7% | 881.7 | 1,197 |
| 1941 | -27.2% | 12,526 | 9,119 |
| 2021 | +29.4% | 259,906 | 336,276 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 79.77 | 77.96 | 81.57 | 10 |
| 1760s | 83.86 | 81.97 | 85.75 | 10 |
| 1770s | 88.15 | 86.17 | 90.13 | 10 |
| 1780s | 92.65 | 90.57 | 94.72 | 10 |
| 1790s | 97.36 | 95.18 | 99.53 | 10 |
| 1800s | 103.49 | 100.02 | 106.99 | 10 |
| 1810s | 111.48 | 107.77 | 115.21 | 10 |
| 1820s | 130.43 | 116.05 | 144.95 | 10 |
| 1830s | 159.33 | 148.23 | 170.53 | 10 |
| 1840s | 185.96 | 173.06 | 198.98 | 10 |
| 1850s | 221.22 | 201.69 | 236.68 | 10 |
| 1860s | 254.64 | 239.18 | 270.56 | 10 |
| 1870s | 292.43 | 274.23 | 316.85 | 10 |
| 1880s | 348.26 | 322.68 | 375.77 | 10 |
| 1890s | 417.25 | 382.41 | 457.14 | 10 |
| 1900s | 581.19 | 468.16 | 703.15 | 10 |
| 1910s | 931.79 | 732.91 | 1,256 | 10 |
| 1920s | 2,957 | 1,286 | 7,885 | 10 |
| 1930s | 10,154 | 8,723 | 12,197 | 10 |
| 1940s | 13,149 | 9,119 | 15,383 | 10 |
| 1950s | 14,882 | 10,962 | 18,069 | 10 |
| 1960s | 28,414 | 20,803 | 39,360 | 10 |
| 1970s | 68,651 | 43,962 | 114,560 | 10 |
| 1980s | 154,174 | 128,060 | 174,264 | 10 |
| 1990s | 229,082 | 189,317 | 295,108 | 10 |
| 2000s | 249,937 | 217,798 | 272,253 | 10 |
| 2010s | 312,235 | 295,303 | 342,254 | 10 |
| 2020s | 312,446 | 259,906 | 341,155 | 3 |
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More environment data for Ecuador
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.177 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3767 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 13.04 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long run air pollution in Ecuador?
- Long run air pollution in Ecuador was 341,155 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long run air pollution recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 342,254 in 2018.
- What is the lowest long run air pollution recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.96 in 1750.
- How does Ecuador rank for long run air pollution?
- Ecuador ranks 50th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is long run air pollution rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Long run air pollution. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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