Ecuador vs Spain: Methane emissions, per square kilometre
Ecuador
87.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Spain
89.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Ecuador rank
92nd
Spain rank
89th
Methane emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Ecuador
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 89.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 87.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Ecuador, a difference of 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
Ecuador ranks 92nd and Spain ranks 89th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 57.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 36.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1970s | 35.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 66.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 31.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1980s | 52.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 75.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 22.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1990s | 76.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 83.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 7.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2000s | 88.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 94.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 6.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2010s | 97.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 90.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 6.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 89.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 90.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 0.8171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per square kilometre, Ecuador or Spain?
- Spain, at 89.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 87.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per square kilometre between Ecuador and Spain?
- 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Spain?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Spain rank globally for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Ecuador ranks 92nd and Spain ranks 89th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Methane emissions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.