Ecuador vs Greece: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Ecuador
1.38 million tonnes
in 2024
Greece
1.37 million tonnes
in 2024
Ecuador rank
33rd
Greece rank
34th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Ecuador
- Greece
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1.38 million tonnes against 1.37 million tonnes in Greece, a difference of 7,340 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 56 times across 130 shared years of data; in 1893 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 33rd and Greece ranks 34th of 215 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 6 and Greece in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 268.86 tonnes | -18,320 tonnes | 18,589 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1900s | 3,364 tonnes | 31,877 tonnes | 28,513 tonnes | Greece |
| 1910s | -517.62 tonnes | -110,836 tonnes | 110,319 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 56,788 tonnes | 259,715 tonnes | 202,928 tonnes | Greece |
| 1930s | 46,885 tonnes | -245,199 tonnes | 292,084 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 23,183 tonnes | 138,872 tonnes | 115,689 tonnes | Greece |
| 1950s | -927.5 tonnes | 648,080 tonnes | 649,007 tonnes | Greece |
| 1960s | 229,611 tonnes | 1.73 million tonnes | 1.50 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1970s | 855,715 tonnes | 2.54 million tonnes | 1.68 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1980s | 804,772 tonnes | 2.24 million tonnes | 1.44 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1990s | 180,311 tonnes | 2.47 million tonnes | 2.29 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2000s | 1.18 million tonnes | 638,511 tonnes | 543,276 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 626,794 tonnes | -3.86 million tonnes | 4.49 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 1.18 million tonnes | -2.48 million tonnes | 3.65 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, Ecuador or Greece?
- Ecuador, at 1.38 million tonnes against 1.37 million tonnes in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Ecuador and Greece?
- 7,340 tonnes, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Greece?
- 130 years are reported by both, from 1893 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Greece rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Ecuador ranks 33rd and Greece ranks 34th 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.