Ecuador carbon profile

Ecuador emits roughly 46 Mt of CO₂ per year — about 0.12% of global emissions, ranking #57 worldwide. At 2.5 tonnes per person (#74 per capita), its footprint is below the global average of ~4.7 t.

Emissions have risen noticeably over the past five years (+15%) and crept up over the decade (+5%). Growth in energy demand is still outpacing clean-energy deployment.

Renewables supply about 79% of electricity. The power sector is largely decarbonized, so remaining emissions come mostly from transport, industry and heating.

Without policy shifts, emissions could grow another ~15% by 2030 as the economy expands. Maintaining clean growth while industrializing is the key challenge.