Ecuador vs Laos: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Ecuador
63.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Laos
61.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ecuador rank
78th
Laos rank
81st
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Ecuador
- Laos
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 63.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 61.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Laos, a difference of 1.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 78th and Laos ranks 81st of 199 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 7.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1860s | 8.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1870s | 10.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1880s | 9.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1890s | 11.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1900s | 16.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 16.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 16.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 50.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 51.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 66.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 56.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 79.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 103.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 78.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 89.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 57.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 80.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 97.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 73.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 72.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Ecuador or Laos?
- Ecuador, at 63.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 61.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Ecuador and Laos?
- 1.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Laos?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Laos rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Ecuador ranks 78th and Laos ranks 81st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.