Ecuador vs North Korea: CO₂ emissions per capita
Ecuador
2.54 tonnes per person
in 2024
North Korea
2.36 tonnes per person
in 2024
Ecuador rank
121st
North Korea rank
123rd
CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Ecuador
- North Korea
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 2.54 tonnes per person against 2.36 tonnes per person in North Korea, a difference of 0.18 tonnes per person.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1905 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 121st and North Korea ranks 123rd of 213 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and North Korea in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0226 tonnes per person | 0.0144 tonnes per person | 0.0082 tonnes per person | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 0.0239 tonnes per person | 0.0634 tonnes per person | 0.0395 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1920s | 0.0856 tonnes per person | 0.1847 tonnes per person | 0.0991 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1930s | 0.3657 tonnes per person | 0.592 tonnes per person | 0.2263 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1940s | 0.3793 tonnes per person | 0.8863 tonnes per person | 0.507 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1950s | 0.2586 tonnes per person | 0.6615 tonnes per person | 0.403 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1960s | 0.4297 tonnes per person | 3.12 tonnes per person | 2.69 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.9731 tonnes per person | 6.08 tonnes per person | 5.11 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1980s | 1.93 tonnes per person | 7.59 tonnes per person | 5.66 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1990s | 1.8 tonnes per person | 3.73 tonnes per person | 1.94 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 2000s | 2.06 tonnes per person | 2.9 tonnes per person | 0.8342 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 2010s | 2.44 tonnes per person | 1.97 tonnes per person | 0.4699 tonnes per person | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 2.28 tonnes per person | 2.28 tonnes per person | 0.0053 tonnes per person | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Ecuador or North Korea?
- Ecuador, at 2.54 tonnes per person against 2.36 tonnes per person in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Ecuador and North Korea?
- 0.18 tonnes per person, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and North Korea?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and North Korea rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 121st and North Korea ranks 123rd 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
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.