Ecuador vs Hong Kong: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources
Ecuador
0.0012 °C
in 2024
Hong Kong
0.001 °C
in 2024
Ecuador rank
75th
Hong Kong rank
78th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources over time
- Ecuador
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.0012 °C against 0.001 °C in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.0002 °C.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 75th and Hong Kong ranks 78th of 214 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Ecuador |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Ecuador |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Ecuador |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Ecuador |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Ecuador |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0001 °C | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0001 °C | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.001 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0.0001 °C | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.0012 °C | 0.001 °C | 0.0002 °C | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources, Ecuador or Hong Kong?
- Ecuador, at 0.0012 °C against 0.001 °C in Hong Kong as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources between Ecuador and Hong Kong?
- 0.0002 °C, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Hong Kong?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Hong Kong rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Ecuador ranks 75th and Hong Kong ranks 78th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in °C.