Denmark vs Ecuador: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Denmark
4.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ecuador
4.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Denmark rank
86th
Ecuador rank
88th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- Denmark
- Ecuador
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 4.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ecuador, a difference of 253,500 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 86th and Ecuador ranks 88th of 201 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 541,045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50,519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 490,527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1860s | 580,234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54,554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 525,680 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1870s | 706,990 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64,149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 642,841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1880s | 897,117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 77,768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 819,349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1890s | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 112,693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1900s | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 197,331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1910s | 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 277,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1920s | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 284,254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1930s | 1.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 305,416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1940s | 3.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 564,827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1950s | 5.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1960s | 7.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1970s | 8.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1980s | 7.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1990s | 6.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 2000s | 5.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 2010s | 5.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 114,543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 2020s | 4.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 264,302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Denmark or Ecuador?
- Denmark, at 4.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Denmark and Ecuador?
- 253,500 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ecuador?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Ecuador rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- Denmark ranks 86th and Ecuador ranks 88th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.