Ecuador vs Madagascar: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region

Ecuador
63.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Madagascar
61.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ecuador rank
78th
Madagascar rank
80th

Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time

  • Ecuador
  • Madagascar
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M185019372024

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 63.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 61.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Madagascar, a difference of 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Madagascar ahead.

Ecuador ranks 78th and Madagascar ranks 80th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 7 and Madagascar in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Madagascar Difference Ahead
1850s 7.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1860s 8.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1870s 10.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 20.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1880s 9.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1890s 11.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 367,822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ecuador
1900s 16.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ecuador
1910s 16.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ecuador
1920s 16.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 35.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1930s 50.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 53.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1940s 51.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 80.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1950s 66.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 103.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 37.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1960s 56.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 71.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1970s 79.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 77.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ecuador
1980s 103.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 64.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 39.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ecuador
1990s 89.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 106.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
2000s 80.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 92.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
2010s 97.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 64.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 32.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ecuador
2020s 72.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 60.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.15 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 Madagascar?
Ecuador, at 63.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 61.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Ecuador and Madagascar?
1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Madagascar?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Madagascar rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
Ecuador ranks 78th and Madagascar ranks 80th 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

Indicator
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.