Ecuador vs Norway: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Ecuador
4.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Norway
4.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ecuador rank
88th
Norway rank
90th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- Ecuador
- Norway
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 4.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Norway, a difference of 260,410 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Norway ahead.
Ecuador ranks 88th and Norway ranks 90th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 50,519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 309,229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 258,710 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1860s | 54,554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 332,268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 277,714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1870s | 64,149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 400,894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 336,745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1880s | 77,768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 502,510 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 424,743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1890s | 112,693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 643,496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 530,803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1900s | 197,331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 721,374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 524,043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1910s | 277,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 687,747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 409,898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1920s | 284,254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 760,869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 476,615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1930s | 305,416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 731,299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1940s | 564,827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1950s | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1960s | 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1970s | 2.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1980s | 3.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1990s | 4.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 782,381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 2000s | 4.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 2010s | 4.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 815,040 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 4.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 465,548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Ecuador or Norway?
- Ecuador, at 4.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Ecuador and Norway?
- 260,410 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Norway?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Norway rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- Ecuador ranks 88th and Norway ranks 90th 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.