Ecuador vs Spain: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Ecuador
-0.3%
in 2024
Spain
-0.2%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
187th
Spain rank
185th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Ecuador
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports -0.2% against -0.3% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Spain ahead.
Ecuador ranks 187th and Spain ranks 185th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 10 and Spain in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Spain |
| 1860s | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Spain |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Spain |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Spain |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Spain |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 1930s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.5% | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.5% | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.8% | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 1.1% | -0.2% | 1.2% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.6% | -0.3% | 0.9% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.2% | -0.4% | 0.6% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.4% | -0.3% | 0.7% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.0% | -0.2% | 0.2% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change, Ecuador or Spain?
- Spain, at -0.2% against -0.3% in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between Ecuador and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Spain?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Spain rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Ecuador ranks 187th and Spain ranks 185th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. 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 land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.