Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) was 0.0966 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) in Ecuador, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.0966 Mt CO2e for methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) in Ecuador peaked at 0.0966 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.015 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
Ecuador ranks 39th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.015 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.015 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0152 Mt CO2e | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0174 Mt CO2e | +14.5% |
| 1974 | 0.017 Mt CO2e | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0209 Mt CO2e | +22.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0221 Mt CO2e | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0269 Mt CO2e | +21.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0313 Mt CO2e | +16.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0297 Mt CO2e | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0329 Mt CO2e | +10.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0354 Mt CO2e | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0374 Mt CO2e | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0359 Mt CO2e | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0382 Mt CO2e | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0395 Mt CO2e | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0407 Mt CO2e | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0392 Mt CO2e | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.05 Mt CO2e | +27.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0481 Mt CO2e | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0519 Mt CO2e | +7.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0558 Mt CO2e | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 0.057 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0567 Mt CO2e | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.057 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0525 Mt CO2e | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0599 Mt CO2e | +14.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0615 Mt CO2e | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0581 Mt CO2e | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0512 Mt CO2e | -11.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0461 Mt CO2e | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0466 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0469 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0474 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.049 Mt CO2e | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0499 Mt CO2e | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0458 Mt CO2e | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0433 Mt CO2e | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0413 Mt CO2e | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0457 Mt CO2e | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 0.058 Mt CO2e | +26.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0622 Mt CO2e | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0647 Mt CO2e | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0678 Mt CO2e | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0716 Mt CO2e | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0737 Mt CO2e | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0763 Mt CO2e | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0802 Mt CO2e | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0821 Mt CO2e | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0834 Mt CO2e | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0672 Mt CO2e | -19.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0834 Mt CO2e | +24.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0893 Mt CO2e | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0944 Mt CO2e | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0966 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.0966 Mt CO2e is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0283 Mt CO2e, 3.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.0966 Mt CO2e is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0115 Mt CO2e, 8.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.021 Mt CO2e | 0.015 Mt CO2e | 0.0313 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0397 Mt CO2e | 0.0329 Mt CO2e | 0.05 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0562 Mt CO2e | 0.0512 Mt CO2e | 0.0615 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0462 Mt CO2e | 0.0413 Mt CO2e | 0.0499 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.072 Mt CO2e | 0.058 Mt CO2e | 0.0834 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0862 Mt CO2e | 0.0672 Mt CO2e | 0.0966 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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More environment data for Ecuador
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- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) in Ecuador?
- Methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) in Ecuador was 0.0966 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0966 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.015 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Ecuador rank for methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy)?
- Ecuador ranks 39th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions from transport (energy) rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).