Wood charcoal — Production, per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Wood charcoal — Production, per capita was 0.0027 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood charcoal — Production, per capita in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood charcoal — production, per capita in Ecuador is 0.0027 t per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood charcoal — production, per capita in Ecuador peaked at 0.3292 t per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0027 t per person, in 2024.
That places Ecuador 76th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood charcoal — Production, per capita in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3292 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2797 t per person | -15.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2376 t per person | -15.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2017 t per person | -15.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1712 t per person | -15.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1453 t per person | -15.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1233 t per person | -15.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1046 t per person | -15.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0888 t per person | -15.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0754 t per person | -15.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0686 t per person | -9.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0479 t per person | -30.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0272 t per person | -43.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0252 t per person | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0237 t per person | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 0.02 t per person | -15.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0184 t per person | -8.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0165 t per person | -9.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0155 t per person | -6.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0148 t per person | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0144 t per person | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.015 t per person | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0171 t per person | +13.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0164 t per person | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0163 t per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0172 t per person | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0171 t per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0169 t per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0167 t per person | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0165 t per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0164 t per person | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0161 t per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0075 t per person | -53.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0056 t per person | -25.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0059 t per person | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.006 t per person | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0065 t per person | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0075 t per person | +15.2% |
| 1999 | 0.008 t per person | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0086 t per person | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0082 t per person | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0079 t per person | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0076 t per person | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0073 t per person | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.007 t per person | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0066 t per person | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0063 t per person | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.006 t per person | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0057 t per person | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0055 t per person | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0052 t per person | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0049 t per person | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0047 t per person | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0043 t per person | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0027 t per person | -36.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0048 t per person | +78.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0051 t per person | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.005 t per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0061 t per person | +20.4% |
| 2020 | 0.006 t per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0063 t per person | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0058 t per person | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0027 t per person | -52.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0027 t per person | -0.9% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.0027 t per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0023 t per person, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.0027 t per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0029 t per person, 94% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood charcoal — Production, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +78.0% | 0.0027 t per person | 0.0048 t per person |
| 1993 | -53.1% | 0.0161 t per person | 0.0075 t per person |
| 2023 | -52.8% | 0.0058 t per person | 0.0027 t per person |
| 1973 | -43.3% | 0.0479 t per person | 0.0272 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1868 t per person | 0.0888 t per person | 0.3292 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0338 t per person | 0.0155 t per person | 0.0754 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0162 t per person | 0.0144 t per person | 0.0172 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0096 t per person | 0.0056 t per person | 0.0165 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0071 t per person | 0.0057 t per person | 0.0086 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0048 t per person | 0.0027 t per person | 0.0061 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0047 t per person | 0.0027 t per person | 0.0063 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.0811 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 5.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood charcoal — production, per capita in Ecuador?
- Wood charcoal — production, per capita in Ecuador was 0.0027 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood charcoal — production, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3292 t per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest wood charcoal — production, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0027 t per person in 2024.
- How does Ecuador rank for wood charcoal — production, per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 76th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood charcoal — production, per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wood charcoal — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wood charcoal — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wood charcoal — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wood charcoal — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wood charcoal — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.