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
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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

Indicator
Methane emissions
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

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.