Ecuador vs North Korea: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables
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 vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 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 vs. share of electricity generation from renewables, 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 vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 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 vs. share of electricity generation from renewables?
- 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 vs. share of electricity generation from renewables. 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.