Ecuador vs Qatar: Methane emissions
Ecuador
21.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Qatar
22.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ecuador rank
70th
Qatar rank
69th
Methane emissions over time
- Ecuador
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 22.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 21.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ecuador, a difference of 840,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 70th and Qatar ranks 69th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 16 and Qatar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 903,210 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 892,378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1860s | 999,820 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 988,781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1870s | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1880s | 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1890s | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1900s | 1.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 1.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 3.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 137,675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 4.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 5.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 9.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Qatar |
| 1980s | 14.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 20.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 21.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Qatar |
| 2010s | 24.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 22.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 223,580 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Ecuador or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 22.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 21.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Ecuador and Qatar?
- 840,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Qatar?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Qatar rank globally for methane emissions?
- Ecuador ranks 70th and Qatar ranks 69th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.