Denmark vs Ecuador: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Denmark
5.57 billion tonnes
in 2024
Ecuador
5.81 billion tonnes
in 2024
Denmark rank
58th
Ecuador rank
55th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Denmark
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 5.81 billion tonnes against 5.57 billion tonnes in Denmark, a difference of 240.60 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1892 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 58th and Ecuador ranks 55th of 194 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 9 and Ecuador in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 541.60 million tonnes | 38.39 million tonnes | 503.21 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1900s | 703.07 million tonnes | 152.22 million tonnes | 550.85 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1910s | 933.41 million tonnes | 298.35 million tonnes | 635.06 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1920s | 1.19 billion tonnes | 427.10 million tonnes | 767.27 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1930s | 1.48 billion tonnes | 734.38 million tonnes | 741.02 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1940s | 1.75 billion tonnes | 1.27 billion tonnes | 488.92 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1950s | 2.05 billion tonnes | 1.81 billion tonnes | 238.97 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1960s | 2.46 billion tonnes | 2.39 billion tonnes | 70.69 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1970s | 3.03 billion tonnes | 2.83 billion tonnes | 199.67 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1980s | 3.61 billion tonnes | 3.63 billion tonnes | 23.36 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 4.18 billion tonnes | 4.30 billion tonnes | 119.22 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 4.76 billion tonnes | 4.77 billion tonnes | 14.70 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 5.25 billion tonnes | 5.32 billion tonnes | 65.72 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 5.51 billion tonnes | 5.74 billion tonnes | 226.25 million tonnes | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Denmark or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 5.81 billion tonnes against 5.57 billion tonnes in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Denmark and Ecuador?
- 240.60 million tonnes, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ecuador?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Ecuador rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Denmark ranks 58th and Ecuador ranks 55th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.