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