What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Ecuador and Tunisia?

0.12 tonnes per person, with Tunisia ahead.

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

97 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ecuador vs Tunisia: CO₂ emissions per capita

Ecuador

2.54 tonnes per person

in 2024

Tunisia

2.66 tonnes per person

in 2024

Ecuador rank

121st

Tunisia rank

118th

CO₂ emissions per capita over time

Ecuador
Tunisia

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 2.66 tonnes per person against 2.54 tonnes per person in Ecuador, a difference of 0.12 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 21 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 121st and Tunisia ranks 118th of 213 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 5 and Tunisia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.0263 tonnes per person	0.0117 tonnes per person	0.0147 tonnes per person	Ecuador
1920s	0.0202 tonnes per person	0.0109 tonnes per person	0.0093 tonnes per person	Ecuador
1930s	0.3751 tonnes per person	0.0086 tonnes per person	0.3666 tonnes per person	Ecuador
1940s	0.3793 tonnes per person	0.0338 tonnes per person	0.3455 tonnes per person	Ecuador
1950s	0.2586 tonnes per person	0.3697 tonnes per person	0.1111 tonnes per person	Tunisia
1960s	0.4297 tonnes per person	0.5588 tonnes per person	0.1291 tonnes per person	Tunisia
1970s	0.9731 tonnes per person	0.9884 tonnes per person	0.0153 tonnes per person	Tunisia
1980s	1.93 tonnes per person	1.63 tonnes per person	0.3042 tonnes per person	Ecuador
1990s	1.8 tonnes per person	1.88 tonnes per person	0.0792 tonnes per person	Tunisia
2000s	2.06 tonnes per person	2.19 tonnes per person	0.1287 tonnes per person	Tunisia
2010s	2.44 tonnes per person	2.62 tonnes per person	0.1783 tonnes per person	Tunisia
2020s	2.28 tonnes per person	2.57 tonnes per person	0.2883 tonnes per person	Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Ecuador or Tunisia?: Tunisia, at 2.66 tonnes per person against 2.54 tonnes per person in Ecuador as of 2024.
What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Ecuador and Tunisia?: 0.12 tonnes per person, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Tunisia?: 97 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Tunisia rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?: Ecuador ranks 121st and Tunisia ranks 118th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: CO₂ emissions per capita
Unit: tonnes per person
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.