Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Ecuador
Ecuador: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 42.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Ecuador, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 42.4% for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Ecuador peaked at 66.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 1991.
Ecuador ranks 106th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.7% | — |
| 1992 | 11.2% | +97.7% |
| 1993 | 19.0% | +69.7% |
| 1994 | 23.0% | +20.6% |
| 1995 | 28.4% | +23.7% |
| 1996 | 36.9% | +30.1% |
| 1997 | 47.5% | +28.5% |
| 1998 | 43.6% | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 29.6% | -32.1% |
| 2000 | 19.5% | -34.3% |
| 2001 | 32.7% | +68.1% |
| 2002 | 40.1% | +22.5% |
| 2003 | 41.0% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 47.5% | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 30.4% | -36.0% |
| 2006 | 45.4% | +49.2% |
| 2007 | 38.9% | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 42.0% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 50.4% | +20.1% |
| 2010 | 56.9% | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 59.4% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 56.0% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 63.1% | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 65.3% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 58.0% | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 66.4% | +14.5% |
| 2017 | 56.6% | -14.7% |
| 2018 | 65.3% | +15.3% |
| 2019 | 60.6% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 60.2% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 66.2% | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 44.7% | -32.5% |
| 2023 | 42.7% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 42.4% | -0.7% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 42.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.5%, 97% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 42.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 45.2%, 94% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.2% | 5.7% | 47.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 38.8% | 19.5% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.8% | 56.0% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.2% | 42.4% | 66.2% | 5 |
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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 (total) excluding lulucf in Ecuador?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Ecuador was 42.4% 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 (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 66.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 1991.
- How does Ecuador rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Ecuador ranks 106th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.1%. 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.