Ecuador vs Romania: Methane emissions
Ecuador
21.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Romania
21.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ecuador rank
70th
Romania rank
71st
Methane emissions over time
- Ecuador
- Romania
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 21.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 21.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Romania, a difference of 3,900 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Romania ahead.
Ecuador ranks 70th and Romania ranks 71st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 903,210 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1860s | 999,820 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1870s | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1880s | 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1890s | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1900s | 1.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1910s | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1920s | 1.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1930s | 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1940s | 3.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1950s | 4.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1960s | 5.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1970s | 9.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1980s | 14.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1990s | 20.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 2000s | 21.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 675,480 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 2010s | 24.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 22.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 418,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Ecuador or Romania?
- Ecuador, at 21.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 21.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Ecuador and Romania?
- 3,900 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Romania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Romania rank globally for methane emissions?
- Ecuador ranks 70th and Romania ranks 71st 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.