Ecuador vs United Kingdom: Annual co2 flaring

Ecuador
3.09 million
in 2024
United Kingdom
3.42 million
in 2024
Ecuador rank
23rd
United Kingdom rank
21st

Annual co2 flaring over time

  • Ecuador
  • United Kingdom
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M195019872024

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 3.42 million against 3.09 million in Ecuador, a difference of 325,590.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Ecuador ranks 23rd and United Kingdom ranks 21st of 215 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 179,720 862,870 683,150 United Kingdom
1970s 613,676 6.00 million 5.39 million United Kingdom
1980s 981,995 5.00 million 4.02 million United Kingdom
1990s 1.96 million 7.14 million 5.18 million United Kingdom
2000s 2.05 million 5.66 million 3.61 million United Kingdom
2010s 1.91 million 4.37 million 2.47 million United Kingdom
2020s 2.55 million 3.38 million 824,854 United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co2 flaring, Ecuador or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 3.42 million against 3.09 million in Ecuador as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co2 flaring between Ecuador and United Kingdom?
325,590, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and United Kingdom?
57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and United Kingdom rank globally for annual co2 flaring?
Ecuador ranks 23rd and United Kingdom ranks 21st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Annual co2 flaring. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual co2 flaring
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 12,483 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed