Chile vs Ecuador: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Chile
4.49 billion tonnes
in 2024
Ecuador
4.80 billion tonnes
in 2024
Chile rank
36th
Ecuador rank
35th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Chile
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 4.80 billion tonnes against 4.49 billion tonnes in Chile, a difference of 304.13 million tonnes.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ecuador ahead.
Chile ranks 36th and Ecuador ranks 35th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 13 and Ecuador in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 49.73 million tonnes | 38.47 million tonnes | 11.26 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1860s | 161.11 million tonnes | 114.99 million tonnes | 46.12 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1870s | 296.28 million tonnes | 202.49 million tonnes | 93.79 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1880s | 457.15 million tonnes | 303.04 million tonnes | 154.11 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1890s | 656.48 million tonnes | 402.91 million tonnes | 253.57 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1900s | 894.84 million tonnes | 525.37 million tonnes | 369.48 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1910s | 1.20 billion tonnes | 671.18 million tonnes | 532.58 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1920s | 1.55 billion tonnes | 799.27 million tonnes | 746.81 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1930s | 1.93 billion tonnes | 1.10 billion tonnes | 827.81 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1940s | 2.33 billion tonnes | 1.62 billion tonnes | 710.26 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1950s | 2.72 billion tonnes | 2.16 billion tonnes | 562.63 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1960s | 3.10 billion tonnes | 2.72 billion tonnes | 382.30 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1970s | 3.47 billion tonnes | 3.12 billion tonnes | 352.83 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1980s | 3.68 billion tonnes | 3.78 billion tonnes | 107.19 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 3.73 billion tonnes | 4.26 billion tonnes | 534.46 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 3.91 billion tonnes | 4.49 billion tonnes | 579.83 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 4.25 billion tonnes | 4.68 billion tonnes | 431.89 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 4.47 billion tonnes | 4.81 billion tonnes | 343.26 million tonnes | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Chile or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 4.80 billion tonnes against 4.49 billion tonnes in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Chile and Ecuador?
- 304.13 million tonnes, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Ecuador?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Ecuador rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Chile ranks 36th and Ecuador ranks 35th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.