Afghanistan vs Ecuador: Nitrous oxide emissions
Afghanistan
4.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ecuador
4.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
89th
Ecuador rank
88th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Afghanistan
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 4.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Afghanistan, a difference of 91,440 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 89th and Ecuador ranks 88th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 13 and Ecuador in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 241,452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50,519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 190,933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Afghanistan |
| 1860s | 257,064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54,554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 202,511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Afghanistan |
| 1870s | 324,806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64,149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 260,657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | 430,272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 77,768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 352,504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Afghanistan |
| 1890s | 470,355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 112,693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 357,662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Afghanistan |
| 1900s | 499,283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 197,331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 301,951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 543,071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 277,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 265,221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 724,182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 284,254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 439,927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 305,416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 777,039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 1.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 564,827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 2.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 3.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 930,749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 2.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 195,172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 2.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 3.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 4.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 253,942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 4.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 217,018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Afghanistan or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 4.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Afghanistan and Ecuador?
- 91,440 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ecuador?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Ecuador rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Afghanistan ranks 89th and Ecuador ranks 88th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide 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.