Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, Ecuador or Norway?

Ecuador, at 425,124 tonnes against 417,395 tonnes in Norway as of 2022.

What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants between Ecuador and Norway?

7,729 tonnes, with Ecuador ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Norway?

273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ecuador vs Norway: emissions of air pollutants

Ecuador

425,124 tonnes

in 2022

Norway

417,395 tonnes

in 2022

Ecuador rank

88th

Norway rank

91st

emissions of air pollutants over time

Ecuador
Norway

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 425,124 tonnes against 417,395 tonnes in Norway, a difference of 7,729 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Norway ahead.

Ecuador ranks 88th and Norway ranks 91st of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 26.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1750s	17,094 tonnes	125,603 tonnes	108,508 tonnes	Norway
1760s	17,908 tonnes	130,469 tonnes	112,560 tonnes	Norway
1770s	18,752 tonnes	135,480 tonnes	116,728 tonnes	Norway
1780s	19,625 tonnes	140,639 tonnes	121,014 tonnes	Norway
1790s	20,526 tonnes	145,945 tonnes	125,418 tonnes	Norway
1800s	21,455 tonnes	151,398 tonnes	129,942 tonnes	Norway
1810s	22,410 tonnes	159,567 tonnes	137,157 tonnes	Norway
1820s	25,408 tonnes	174,326 tonnes	148,918 tonnes	Norway
1830s	30,093 tonnes	193,384 tonnes	163,290 tonnes	Norway
1840s	34,034 tonnes	214,813 tonnes	180,779 tonnes	Norway
1850s	42,959 tonnes	243,128 tonnes	200,169 tonnes	Norway
1860s	45,720 tonnes	279,177 tonnes	233,458 tonnes	Norway
1870s	41,980 tonnes	304,649 tonnes	262,668 tonnes	Norway
1880s	45,743 tonnes	317,146 tonnes	271,404 tonnes	Norway
1890s	53,816 tonnes	322,620 tonnes	268,804 tonnes	Norway
1900s	69,750 tonnes	337,294 tonnes	267,544 tonnes	Norway
1910s	81,099 tonnes	357,886 tonnes	276,786 tonnes	Norway
1920s	99,194 tonnes	381,036 tonnes	281,842 tonnes	Norway
1930s	147,820 tonnes	376,909 tonnes	229,090 tonnes	Norway
1940s	188,231 tonnes	298,557 tonnes	110,326 tonnes	Norway
1950s	221,539 tonnes	293,426 tonnes	71,887 tonnes	Norway
1960s	265,072 tonnes	373,771 tonnes	108,699 tonnes	Norway
1970s	368,785 tonnes	497,669 tonnes	128,884 tonnes	Norway
1980s	629,339 tonnes	685,417 tonnes	56,078 tonnes	Norway
1990s	690,330 tonnes	676,114 tonnes	14,217 tonnes	Ecuador
2000s	410,495 tonnes	529,021 tonnes	118,526 tonnes	Norway
2010s	426,943 tonnes	415,091 tonnes	11,852 tonnes	Ecuador
2020s	398,625 tonnes	414,613 tonnes	15,988 tonnes	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, Ecuador or Norway?: Ecuador, at 425,124 tonnes against 417,395 tonnes in Norway as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants between Ecuador and Norway?: 7,729 tonnes, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Norway?: 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Ecuador and Norway rank globally for emissions of air pollutants?: Ecuador ranks 88th and Norway ranks 91st of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: emissions of air pollutants
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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