Ecuador vs Ireland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Ecuador
1.19 billion tonnes
in 2024
Ireland
1.04 billion tonnes
in 2024
Ecuador rank
64th
Ireland rank
66th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Ecuador
- Ireland
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1.19 billion tonnes against 1.04 billion tonnes in Ireland, a difference of 150.98 million tonnes.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1917 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 64th and Ireland ranks 66th of 215 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 6 and Ireland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 51,296 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 51,296 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 575,248 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 575,248 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 5.80 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 5.80 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 14.69 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 14.69 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 24.03 million tonnes | 9.47 million tonnes | 14.56 million tonnes | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 39.10 million tonnes | 49.79 million tonnes | 10.69 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1970s | 76.74 million tonnes | 159.40 million tonnes | 82.66 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1980s | 196.13 million tonnes | 302.28 million tonnes | 106.15 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1990s | 356.90 million tonnes | 435.77 million tonnes | 78.87 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 2000s | 560.01 million tonnes | 650.93 million tonnes | 90.93 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 2010s | 859.76 million tonnes | 860.11 million tonnes | 354,200 tonnes | Ireland |
| 2020s | 1.11 billion tonnes | 1,000.00 million tonnes | 112.63 million tonnes | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Ecuador or Ireland?
- Ecuador, at 1.19 billion tonnes against 1.04 billion tonnes in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Ecuador and Ireland?
- 150.98 million tonnes, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Ireland?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Ireland rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Ecuador ranks 64th and Ireland ranks 66th of 215 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 oil. 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 oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.