Ecuador vs Spain: Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled

Ecuador
3.09 million tonnes
in 2024
Spain
3.53 million tonnes
in 2024
Ecuador rank
23rd
Spain rank
20th

Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled over time

  • Ecuador
  • Spain
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M196819962024

How they compare

Spain currently reports 3.53 million tonnes against 3.09 million tonnes in Ecuador, a difference of 437,290 tonnes.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 20th of 215 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Spain Difference Ahead
1980s 1.24 million tonnes 145,644 tonnes 1.09 million tonnes Ecuador
1990s 1.96 million tonnes 1.94 million tonnes 18,473 tonnes Ecuador
2000s 2.05 million tonnes 2.26 million tonnes 209,002 tonnes Spain
2010s 1.91 million tonnes 3.55 million tonnes 1.65 million tonnes Spain
2020s 2.55 million tonnes 3.62 million tonnes 1.07 million tonnes Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled, Ecuador or Spain?
Spain, at 3.53 million tonnes against 3.09 million tonnes in Ecuador as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled between Ecuador and Spain?
437,290 tonnes, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Spain?
39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Spain rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled?
Ecuador ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 20th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,556 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring with 73 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.