Ecuador vs Greece: Annual CO₂ emissions by world region
Ecuador
45.98 million tonnes
in 2024
Greece
53.36 million tonnes
in 2024
Ecuador rank
58th
Greece rank
56th
Annual CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Ecuador
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 53.36 million tonnes against 45.98 million tonnes in Ecuador, a difference of 7.38 million tonnes.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 132 shared years of data; in 1892 it was Greece ahead.
Ecuador ranks 58th and Greece ranks 56th of 215 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Greece in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 786.12 tonnes | 347,622 tonnes | 346,836 tonnes | Greece |
| 1900s | 10,076 tonnes | 418,062 tonnes | 407,986 tonnes | Greece |
| 1910s | 43,467 tonnes | 375,764 tonnes | 332,296 tonnes | Greece |
| 1920s | 170,318 tonnes | 1.55 million tonnes | 1.38 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1930s | 835,636 tonnes | 2.64 million tonnes | 1.80 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1940s | 1.13 million tonnes | 427,090 tonnes | 705,863 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 1.04 million tonnes | 5.81 million tonnes | 4.77 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1960s | 2.29 million tonnes | 15.76 million tonnes | 13.48 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1970s | 6.99 million tonnes | 38.30 million tonnes | 31.31 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1980s | 17.71 million tonnes | 58.45 million tonnes | 40.74 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1990s | 20.66 million tonnes | 88.90 million tonnes | 68.24 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2000s | 28.48 million tonnes | 108.81 million tonnes | 80.33 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2010s | 39.43 million tonnes | 80.22 million tonnes | 40.80 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2020s | 40.66 million tonnes | 55.21 million tonnes | 14.55 million tonnes | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions by world region, Ecuador or Greece?
- Greece, at 53.36 million tonnes against 45.98 million tonnes in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions by world region between Ecuador and Greece?
- 7.38 million tonnes, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Greece?
- 132 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Greece rank globally for annual co₂ emissions by world region?
- Ecuador ranks 58th and Greece ranks 56th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.