Ecuador vs Lithuania: Nitrous oxide emissions
Ecuador
4.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Lithuania
4.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ecuador rank
88th
Lithuania rank
85th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Ecuador
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 4.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ecuador, a difference of 555,610 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Lithuania ahead.
Ecuador ranks 88th and Lithuania ranks 85th of 201 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 50,519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 557,517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 506,998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1860s | 54,554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 594,759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 540,205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1870s | 64,149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 744,074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 679,925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1880s | 77,768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 974,492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 896,725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1890s | 112,693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 975,620 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1900s | 197,331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 951,630 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1910s | 277,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1920s | 284,254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1930s | 305,416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1940s | 564,827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1950s | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1960s | 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 2.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 3.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 4.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 547,598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 4.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 792,576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 4.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 4.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 881,450 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Ecuador or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 4.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Ecuador and Lithuania?
- 555,610 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Lithuania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Lithuania rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Ecuador ranks 88th and Lithuania ranks 85th 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.