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
-20.0M-10.0M010.0M20.0M175118872024

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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Indicator
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed

Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.