Ecuador vs Saudi Arabia: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre

Ecuador
0.0336 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.0311 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Ecuador rank
46th
Saudi Arabia rank
48th

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Ecuador
  • Saudi Arabia
00.010.020.030.04196119922023

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0.0336 kt per square kilometre against 0.0311 kt per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0025 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Ecuador ranks 46th and Saudi Arabia ranks 48th of 185 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 0.0057 kt per square kilometre 0.0041 kt per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
1970s 0.0103 kt per square kilometre 0.0201 kt per square kilometre 0.0098 kt per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
1980s 0.0171 kt per square kilometre 0.0172 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
1990s 0.0244 kt per square kilometre 0.0235 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre Ecuador
2000s 0.0285 kt per square kilometre 0.0268 kt per square kilometre 0.0018 kt per square kilometre Ecuador
2010s 0.0374 kt per square kilometre 0.0311 kt per square kilometre 0.0063 kt per square kilometre Ecuador
2020s 0.0339 kt per square kilometre 0.0311 kt per square kilometre 0.0028 kt per square kilometre Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Ecuador or Saudi Arabia?
Ecuador, at 0.0336 kt per square kilometre against 0.0311 kt per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Ecuador and Saudi Arabia?
0.0025 kt per square kilometre, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Saudi Arabia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Saudi Arabia rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
Ecuador ranks 46th and Saudi Arabia ranks 48th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 10,671 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.