Ecuador vs Switzerland: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Ecuador
0.2447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Switzerland
0.2433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ecuador rank
123rd
Switzerland rank
125th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Ecuador
- Switzerland
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.2447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.
Ecuador ranks 123rd and Switzerland ranks 125th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.3298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.3405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.3595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.3321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.3063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.2612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Ecuador or Switzerland?
- Ecuador, at 0.2447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Ecuador and Switzerland?
- 0.0014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Switzerland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Switzerland rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 123rd and Switzerland ranks 125th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. 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 by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.