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
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M196219932024

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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Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring
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, 12,483 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes.