What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use between Ecuador and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?

0.18 tonnes per person, with Ecuador ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?

116 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ecuador vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use

Ecuador

2.54 tonnes per person

in 2024

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

2.36 tonnes per person

in 2024

Ecuador rank

121st

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank

123rd

Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use over time

Ecuador
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 2.54 tonnes per person against 2.36 tonnes per person in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.18 tonnes per person.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1905 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 121st and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 123rd of 213 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.0226 tonnes per person	0.0144 tonnes per person	0.0082 tonnes per person	Ecuador
1910s	0.0239 tonnes per person	0.0634 tonnes per person	0.0395 tonnes per person	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1920s	0.0856 tonnes per person	0.1847 tonnes per person	0.0991 tonnes per person	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1930s	0.3657 tonnes per person	0.592 tonnes per person	0.2263 tonnes per person	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1940s	0.3793 tonnes per person	0.8863 tonnes per person	0.507 tonnes per person	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1950s	0.2586 tonnes per person	0.6615 tonnes per person	0.403 tonnes per person	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1960s	0.4297 tonnes per person	3.12 tonnes per person	2.69 tonnes per person	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1970s	0.9731 tonnes per person	6.08 tonnes per person	5.11 tonnes per person	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1980s	1.93 tonnes per person	7.59 tonnes per person	5.66 tonnes per person	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s	1.8 tonnes per person	3.73 tonnes per person	1.94 tonnes per person	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s	2.06 tonnes per person	2.9 tonnes per person	0.8342 tonnes per person	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s	2.44 tonnes per person	1.97 tonnes per person	0.4699 tonnes per person	Ecuador
2020s	2.28 tonnes per person	2.28 tonnes per person	0.0053 tonnes per person	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use, Ecuador or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: Ecuador, at 2.54 tonnes per person against 2.36 tonnes per person in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use between Ecuador and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: 0.18 tonnes per person, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: 116 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use?: Ecuador ranks 121st and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 123rd of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use
Unit: tonnes per person
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 01 September 2026

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.