Ecuador vs Spain: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Ecuador
-12.18 million tonnes
in 2024
Spain
-10.46 million tonnes
in 2024
Ecuador rank
187th
Spain rank
185th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Ecuador
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports -10.46 million tonnes against -12.18 million tonnes in Ecuador, a difference of 1.71 million tonnes.
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 | 7.23 million tonnes | 24.59 million tonnes | 17.36 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1860s | 7.70 million tonnes | 19.65 million tonnes | 11.95 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1870s | 10.53 million tonnes | 15.57 million tonnes | 5.04 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1880s | 9.03 million tonnes | 11.78 million tonnes | 2.75 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1890s | 9.99 million tonnes | 21.18 million tonnes | 11.20 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1900s | 15.18 million tonnes | 22.25 million tonnes | 7.07 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1910s | 13.60 million tonnes | 31.20 million tonnes | 17.60 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1920s | 11.48 million tonnes | 39.73 million tonnes | 28.25 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1930s | 50.89 million tonnes | 42.05 million tonnes | 8.84 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 47.95 million tonnes | 20.14 million tonnes | 27.81 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 60.26 million tonnes | 19.83 million tonnes | 40.43 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 42.04 million tonnes | 10.15 million tonnes | 31.89 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 52.27 million tonnes | 2.58 million tonnes | 49.69 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 65.22 million tonnes | -10.77 million tonnes | 75.99 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 37.29 million tonnes | -22.37 million tonnes | 59.66 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 15.26 million tonnes | -22.35 million tonnes | 37.60 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 23.23 million tonnes | -17.11 million tonnes | 40.34 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 978,288 tonnes | -10.12 million tonnes | 11.10 million tonnes | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Ecuador or Spain?
- Spain, at -10.46 million tonnes against -12.18 million tonnes in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Ecuador and Spain?
- 1.71 million tonnes, 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 annual 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 Annual 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 in tonnes.