Ecuador vs India: Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring
Ecuador
3.09 million tonnes
in 2024
India
2.79 million tonnes
in 2024
Ecuador rank
23rd
India rank
26th
Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Ecuador
- India
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 3.09 million tonnes against 2.79 million tonnes in India, a difference of 304,240 tonnes.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was India ahead.
Ecuador ranks 23rd and India ranks 26th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and India in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 179,720 tonnes | 1.32 million tonnes | 1.14 million tonnes | India |
| 1970s | 613,676 tonnes | 1.73 million tonnes | 1.12 million tonnes | India |
| 1980s | 981,995 tonnes | 5.37 million tonnes | 4.39 million tonnes | India |
| 1990s | 1.96 million tonnes | 3.81 million tonnes | 1.85 million tonnes | India |
| 2000s | 2.05 million tonnes | 1.80 million tonnes | 248,227 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 1.91 million tonnes | 3.04 million tonnes | 1.13 million tonnes | India |
| 2020s | 2.55 million tonnes | 2.83 million tonnes | 278,704 tonnes | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from flaring, Ecuador or India?
- Ecuador, at 3.09 million tonnes against 2.79 million tonnes in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from flaring between Ecuador and India?
- 304,240 tonnes, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and India?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and India rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Ecuador ranks 23rd and India ranks 26th 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 from flaring. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes.