Chile vs Ecuador: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Chile
1.12 million tonnes
in 2024
Ecuador
1.38 million tonnes
in 2024
Chile rank
36th
Ecuador rank
33rd
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Chile
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1.38 million tonnes against 1.12 million tonnes in Chile, a difference of 258,630 tonnes.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.2 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 59 times across 132 shared years of data; in 1893 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 36th and Ecuador ranks 33rd of 215 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 8 and Ecuador in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 147,386 tonnes | 268.86 tonnes | 147,117 tonnes | Chile |
| 1900s | 198,012 tonnes | 3,364 tonnes | 194,648 tonnes | Chile |
| 1910s | -144,103 tonnes | -211.9 tonnes | 143,891 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 23,961 tonnes | 56,788 tonnes | 32,826 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 83,718 tonnes | 46,885 tonnes | 36,834 tonnes | Chile |
| 1940s | 51,522 tonnes | 23,183 tonnes | 28,339 tonnes | Chile |
| 1950s | 751,928 tonnes | -927.5 tonnes | 752,855 tonnes | Chile |
| 1960s | 982,810 tonnes | 229,611 tonnes | 753,200 tonnes | Chile |
| 1970s | 219,818 tonnes | 855,715 tonnes | 635,897 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 728,819 tonnes | 804,772 tonnes | 75,953 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 2.94 million tonnes | 180,311 tonnes | 2.76 million tonnes | Chile |
| 2000s | 455,180 tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | 726,606 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 2.60 million tonnes | 626,794 tonnes | 1.97 million tonnes | Chile |
| 2020s | -2.65 million tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | 3.83 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, Chile or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 1.38 million tonnes against 1.12 million tonnes in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Chile and Ecuador?
- 258,630 tonnes, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Ecuador?
- 132 years are reported by both, from 1893 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Ecuador rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Chile ranks 36th 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.