Ecuador vs Sweden: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions

Ecuador
1.38 million tonnes
in 2024
Sweden
1.39 million tonnes
in 2024
Ecuador rank
33rd
Sweden rank
32nd

Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time

  • Ecuador
  • Sweden
-10.0M010.0M184019322024

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1.39 million tonnes against 1.38 million tonnes in Ecuador, a difference of 8,100 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 68 times across 132 shared years of data; in 1893 it was Sweden ahead.

Ecuador ranks 33rd and Sweden ranks 32nd of 215 countries.

Across the 14 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 8 and Sweden in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Sweden Difference Ahead
1890s 268.86 tonnes 554,834 tonnes 554,565 tonnes Sweden
1900s 3,364 tonnes 353,553 tonnes 350,189 tonnes Sweden
1910s -211.9 tonnes -487,268 tonnes 487,056 tonnes Ecuador
1920s 56,788 tonnes 1.16 million tonnes 1.10 million tonnes Sweden
1930s 46,885 tonnes 993,011 tonnes 946,126 tonnes Sweden
1940s 23,183 tonnes -246,794 tonnes 269,977 tonnes Ecuador
1950s -927.5 tonnes 1.56 million tonnes 1.56 million tonnes Sweden
1960s 229,611 tonnes 4.40 million tonnes 4.17 million tonnes Sweden
1970s 855,715 tonnes -151,615 tonnes 1.01 million tonnes Ecuador
1980s 804,772 tonnes -2.93 million tonnes 3.74 million tonnes Ecuador
1990s 180,311 tonnes 41,576 tonnes 138,734 tonnes Ecuador
2000s 1.18 million tonnes -879,331 tonnes 2.06 million tonnes Ecuador
2010s 626,794 tonnes -637,082 tonnes 1.26 million tonnes Ecuador
2020s 1.18 million tonnes -535,166 tonnes 1.71 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 Sweden?
Sweden, at 1.39 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 Ecuador and Sweden?
8,100 tonnes, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sweden?
132 years are reported by both, from 1893 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Sweden rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
Ecuador ranks 33rd and Sweden ranks 32nd 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.