Outdoor air pollution exposure in Ecuador
Ecuador: Outdoor air pollution exposure was 17.7 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
17.7
Change on year
up 12.7%
World rank
95th
of 241 countries
All-time high
19.9
in 2005
All-time low
11.1
in 1999
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Outdoor air pollution exposure in Ecuador, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, outdoor air pollution exposure in Ecuador stood at 17.7.
That represents a change of up 12.7% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outdoor air pollution exposure in Ecuador peaked at 19.9 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 11.1, in 1999.
That places Ecuador 95th out of 241 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Outdoor air pollution exposure in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.4 | — |
| 1999 | 11.1 | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 14 | +26.1% |
| 2001 | 14.4 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 14.8 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 15 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 16.5 | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 19.9 | +20.6% |
| 2006 | 18.2 | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 18.2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16.3 | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 17.4 | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 18.7 | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 16.4 | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 16.9 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 17.1 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 17.2 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 17.1 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 17.8 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 17 | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 17.1 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 16.5 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 15.2 | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 15.7 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 17.2 | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 15.7 | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 17.7 | +12.7% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 17.7 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.15, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 17.7 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.75, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.25 | 11.1 | 11.4 | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.47 | 14 | 19.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.18 | 16.4 | 18.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3 | 15.2 | 17.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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 outdoor air pollution exposure in Ecuador?
- Outdoor air pollution exposure in Ecuador was 17.7 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest outdoor air pollution exposure recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9 in 2005.
- What is the lowest outdoor air pollution exposure recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1 in 1999.
- How does Ecuador rank for outdoor air pollution exposure?
- Ecuador ranks 95th out of 241 countries with data for 2024.
- Is outdoor air pollution exposure rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Outdoor air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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