Australia vs Ecuador: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Australia
2.42 million tonnes
in 2024
Ecuador
1.38 million tonnes
in 2024
Australia rank
30th
Ecuador rank
33rd
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Australia
- Ecuador
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2.42 million tonnes against 1.38 million tonnes in Ecuador, a difference of 1.04 million tonnes.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.8 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 39 times across 132 shared years of data; in 1893 it was Ecuador ahead.
Australia ranks 30th and Ecuador ranks 33rd of 215 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 13 and Ecuador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 319,580 tonnes | 268.86 tonnes | 319,311 tonnes | Australia |
| 1900s | 588,354 tonnes | 3,364 tonnes | 584,990 tonnes | Australia |
| 1910s | 760,521 tonnes | -211.9 tonnes | 760,733 tonnes | Australia |
| 1920s | 472,073 tonnes | 56,788 tonnes | 415,285 tonnes | Australia |
| 1930s | 1.11 million tonnes | 46,885 tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1940s | 1.01 million tonnes | 23,183 tonnes | 984,879 tonnes | Australia |
| 1950s | 3.50 million tonnes | -927.5 tonnes | 3.50 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1960s | 5.33 million tonnes | 229,611 tonnes | 5.10 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1970s | 5.59 million tonnes | 855,715 tonnes | 4.74 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1980s | 6.45 million tonnes | 804,772 tonnes | 5.65 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1990s | 8.70 million tonnes | 180,311 tonnes | 8.52 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2000s | 6.31 million tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | 5.13 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2010s | 794,822 tonnes | 626,794 tonnes | 168,027 tonnes | Australia |
| 2020s | -5.64 million tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | 6.82 million tonnes | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Australia or Ecuador?
- Australia, at 2.42 million tonnes against 1.38 million tonnes in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Australia and Ecuador?
- 1.04 million tonnes, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ecuador?
- 132 years are reported by both, from 1893 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Ecuador rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Australia ranks 30th and Ecuador ranks 33rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.