Environment in Ecuador 56 indicators covering environment for Ecuador. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.27 Mt CO2e 2024 up 39.1% 62nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 22.21 Mt CO2e 2024 up 36.6% 41st Carbon intensity of GDP 0.4413 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 down 1.4% 60th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 6.08 Mt CO2e 2024 down 29.1% 76th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.64 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 2.4% 99th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 47.96 Mt CO2e 2024 up 10.4% 57th Aquaculture production 1.24 million metric tons 2024 up 235.4% 11th Capture fisheries production 784,915 metric tons 2024 up 19.6% 23rd Total fisheries production 2.02 million metric tons 2024 up 97.2% 18th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.21 Mt CO2e 2024 down 1.2% 79th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 4.59 Mt CO2e 2024 up 1.2% 64th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 5.66 Mt CO2e 2024 up 23.3% 42nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 6.87 Mt CO2e 2024 down 0.5% 50th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 2.87 Mt CO2e 2024 down 21.0% 79th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0151 Mt CO2e 2024 down 27.4% 126th Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0966 Mt CO2e 2024 up 34.9% 39th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 74.41 Mt CO2e 2024 up 3.1% 63rd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.22 Mt CO2e 2024 up 12.5% 74th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.2678 Mt CO2e 2024 up 37.0% 39th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0131 Mt CO2e 2024 down 21.6% 95th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.83 Mt CO2e 2024 down 13.9% 83rd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.4037 Mt CO2e 2024 up 17.5% 82nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0196 Mt CO2e 2024 down 18.0% 72nd Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0082 Mt CO2e 2024 down 21.2% 88th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.1 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 8.9% 103rd Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 8.44 Mt CO2e 2024 down 18.3% 67th Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0751 Mt CO2e 2024 down 28.6% 123rd Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 8.77 Mt CO2e 2024 down 15.1% 46th Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0117 Mt CO2e 2024 down 15.8% 77th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0188 Mt CO2e 2024 up 32.4% 50th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 21.67 Mt CO2e 2024 down 9.4% 68th F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 0.9432 Mt CO2e 2024 up 160.2% 83rd Carbon intensity of GDP 0.19 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 down 1.4% 49th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 173.2% 2024 up 17.4% 90th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 42.4% 2024 down 35.1% 106th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 110.6% 2024 up 6.0% 88th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 43.7% 2024 down 25.5% 88th Coal rents 0.0% 2021 — 70th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture 0.3399 Mt CO2e 2024 down 4.4% 43rd Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa 6.78 2022 unchanged 109th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste 0.0048 Mt CO2e 2024 up 17.1% 45th Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes 0 Mt CO2e 2024 — 78th Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 98.99 Mt CO2e 2023 down 3.0% 49th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop 25.8 Mt CO2e 2023 down 18.8% 25th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 86.5% 2023 up 2.1% 91st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 94.7% 2023 up 0.6% 84th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 99.0% 2023 down 0.1% 82nd Forest rents 0.3% 2021 down 19.4% 84th Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 10.98 2022 up 25.3% 128th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -17.01 Mt CO2e 2023 up 7.9% 130th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 36.6 Mt CO2e 2023 down 0.7% 17th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land 6.21 Mt CO2e 2023 down 53.6% 14th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2023 — 38th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 46.8% 2017 down 50.3% 140th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 123rd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 — 92nd