Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes in Ecuador
Ecuador: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes was 0.4037 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 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 0.4037 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in Ecuador peaked at 0.4037 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0751 Mt CO2e, in 1971.
Ecuador ranks 82nd of 203 countries on this measure, 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 Industrial Processes in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0754 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.0751 Mt CO2e | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0757 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0802 Mt CO2e | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0869 Mt CO2e | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0946 Mt CO2e | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1023 Mt CO2e | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1156 Mt CO2e | +13.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1274 Mt CO2e | +10.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1358 Mt CO2e | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1493 Mt CO2e | +9.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1677 Mt CO2e | +12.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1769 Mt CO2e | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1839 Mt CO2e | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1989 Mt CO2e | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1906 Mt CO2e | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1874 Mt CO2e | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1939 Mt CO2e | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2409 Mt CO2e | +24.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1933 Mt CO2e | -19.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2112 Mt CO2e | +9.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2181 Mt CO2e | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2354 Mt CO2e | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2783 Mt CO2e | +18.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2292 Mt CO2e | -17.6% |
| 1995 | 0.238 Mt CO2e | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.278 Mt CO2e | +16.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2856 Mt CO2e | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.279 Mt CO2e | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2475 Mt CO2e | -11.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2437 Mt CO2e | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2188 Mt CO2e | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2178 Mt CO2e | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2162 Mt CO2e | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2277 Mt CO2e | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2407 Mt CO2e | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2363 Mt CO2e | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2328 Mt CO2e | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2181 Mt CO2e | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2485 Mt CO2e | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2843 Mt CO2e | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2878 Mt CO2e | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3006 Mt CO2e | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3186 Mt CO2e | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3437 Mt CO2e | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3428 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3358 Mt CO2e | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3242 Mt CO2e | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3598 Mt CO2e | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3616 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3121 Mt CO2e | -13.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3495 Mt CO2e | +12.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3769 Mt CO2e | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3936 Mt CO2e | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4037 Mt CO2e | +2.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.4037 Mt CO2e is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.27 Mt CO2e, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.4037 Mt CO2e is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0948 Mt CO2e, 4.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0969 Mt CO2e | 0.0751 Mt CO2e | 0.1358 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1883 Mt CO2e | 0.1493 Mt CO2e | 0.2409 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.25 Mt CO2e | 0.2112 Mt CO2e | 0.2856 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2301 Mt CO2e | 0.2162 Mt CO2e | 0.2485 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3259 Mt CO2e | 0.2843 Mt CO2e | 0.3616 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3672 Mt CO2e | 0.3121 Mt CO2e | 0.4037 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 79 Cambodia 0.4272 Mt CO2e compare
- 80 North Korea 0.4133 Mt CO2e compare
- 81 Laos 0.405 Mt CO2e compare
- 83 Cote d'Ivoire 0.4019 Mt CO2e compare
- 84 Portugal 0.3994 Mt CO2e compare
- 85 Uzbekistan 0.3889 Mt CO2e compare
More environment data for Ecuador
- 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in Ecuador?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in Ecuador was 0.4037 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 industrial processes recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4037 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0751 Mt CO2e in 1971.
- How does Ecuador rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes?
- Ecuador ranks 82nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. 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 Industrial Processes (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 industrial processes including IPCC 2006 codes 2.A.1 Cement production, 2.A.2 Lime production, 2.A.3 Glass Production, 2.A.4 Other Process Uses of Carbonates, 2.B Chemical Industry, 2.C Metal Industry, 2.D Non-Energy Products from Fuels and Solvent Use, 2.E Electronics Industry, 2.F Product Uses as Substitutes for Ozone Depleting Substances, 2.G Other Product Manufacture and Use and 5.A Indirect N2O emissions from the atmospheric deposition of nitrogen in NOx and NH3). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).