Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita was 0.0074 units per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Ecuador, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2022, sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Ecuador stood at 0.0074 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Ecuador peaked at 0.0138 units per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 units per person, in 1962.
That places Ecuador 85th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0021 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0019 units per person | -9.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0018 units per person | -7.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0019 units per person | +10.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0022 units per person | +15.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0023 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0024 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0025 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0028 units per person | +15.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0029 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0032 units per person | +12.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0043 units per person | +33.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0038 units per person | -12.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0042 units per person | +11.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0045 units per person | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0047 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0051 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0057 units per person | +13.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0067 units per person | +16.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0084 units per person | +25.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0088 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0106 units per person | +19.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0103 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0095 units per person | -7.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0092 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0092 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0086 units per person | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0087 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0081 units per person | -7.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0075 units per person | -7.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0086 units per person | +15.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0083 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0094 units per person | +13.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0094 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0094 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0108 units per person | +15.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0127 units per person | +17.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0138 units per person | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0112 units per person | -18.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0104 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0101 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0102 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0109 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0107 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0111 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0112 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.011 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.011 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0107 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0115 units per person | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0115 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0119 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.012 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0121 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0119 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0111 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.01 units per person | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0086 units per person | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0099 units per person | +15.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0087 units per person | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0065 units per person | -25.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0074 units per person | +14.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0074 units per person | +0.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.0074 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0082 units per person, 90% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.0074 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0082 units per person, 91% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.005 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0084 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.009 units per person | 0.0075 units per person | 0.0106 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0104 units per person | 0.0083 units per person | 0.0138 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0108 units per person | 0.0101 units per person | 0.0115 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0108 units per person | 0.0086 units per person | 0.0121 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0071 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | 0.0074 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More energy & mining data for Ecuador
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 25.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Ecuador?
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita in Ecuador was 0.0074 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0138 units per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 units per person in 1962.
- How does Ecuador rank for sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 85th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sulphur dioxide and coal divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sulphur dioxide and coal ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Sulphur dioxide and coal divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.