Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) was 0.0188 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (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 0.0188 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy) in Ecuador peaked at 0.0188 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 Mt CO2e, in 1971.
That places Ecuador 50th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0048 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.0028 Mt CO2e | -41.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0029 Mt CO2e | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0058 Mt CO2e | +100.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0059 Mt CO2e | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0054 Mt CO2e | -8.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0058 Mt CO2e | +7.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0066 Mt CO2e | +13.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0072 Mt CO2e | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0092 Mt CO2e | +27.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0084 Mt CO2e | -8.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0083 Mt CO2e | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0078 Mt CO2e | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0079 Mt CO2e | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0088 Mt CO2e | +11.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0093 Mt CO2e | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0117 Mt CO2e | +25.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0065 Mt CO2e | -44.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0119 Mt CO2e | +83.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0139 Mt CO2e | +16.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0138 Mt CO2e | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0116 Mt CO2e | -15.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0115 Mt CO2e | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0126 Mt CO2e | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0124 Mt CO2e | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0146 Mt CO2e | +17.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0164 Mt CO2e | +12.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0152 Mt CO2e | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0143 Mt CO2e | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0138 Mt CO2e | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0138 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0143 Mt CO2e | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0132 Mt CO2e | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0137 Mt CO2e | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0143 Mt CO2e | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0145 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0148 Mt CO2e | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.015 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0159 Mt CO2e | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0165 Mt CO2e | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0175 Mt CO2e | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0168 Mt CO2e | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0123 Mt CO2e | -26.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0122 Mt CO2e | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0142 Mt CO2e | +16.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0143 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0147 Mt CO2e | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0143 Mt CO2e | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0125 Mt CO2e | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 0.013 Mt CO2e | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0135 Mt CO2e | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0155 Mt CO2e | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 0.016 Mt CO2e | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0184 Mt CO2e | +15.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0188 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.0188 Mt CO2e is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0034 Mt CO2e, 5.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.0188 Mt CO2e is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0005 Mt CO2e, 37.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +100.0% | 0.0029 Mt CO2e | 0.0058 Mt CO2e |
| 1988 | +83.1% | 0.0065 Mt CO2e | 0.0119 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0056 Mt CO2e | 0.0028 Mt CO2e | 0.0092 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0095 Mt CO2e | 0.0065 Mt CO2e | 0.0139 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0136 Mt CO2e | 0.0115 Mt CO2e | 0.0164 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0146 Mt CO2e | 0.0132 Mt CO2e | 0.0165 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0142 Mt CO2e | 0.0122 Mt CO2e | 0.0175 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0164 Mt CO2e | 0.0135 Mt CO2e | 0.0188 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -0.5742 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy) in Ecuador?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy) in Ecuador was 0.0188 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 nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy) recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0188 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy) recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 Mt CO2e in 1971.
- How does Ecuador rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy)?
- Ecuador ranks 50th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy) rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. 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 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from fugitive emissions (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.1.bc Petroleum Refining - Manufacture of Solid Fuels and Other Energy Industries, 1.B.1 Solid Fuels, 1.B.2 Oil and Natural Gas, 5.B. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).