Ecuador vs Equatorial Guinea: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring
Ecuador
0.1706 tonnes per person
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea
0.2085 tonnes per person
in 2024
Ecuador rank
23rd
Equatorial Guinea rank
20th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Ecuador
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.2085 tonnes per person against 0.1706 tonnes per person in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0379 tonnes per person.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Ecuador's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 23rd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 20th of 213 countries.
Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.192 tonnes per person | 2.53 tonnes per person | 2.34 tonnes per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.1492 tonnes per person | 2.61 tonnes per person | 2.46 tonnes per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.1185 tonnes per person | 0.8333 tonnes per person | 0.7147 tonnes per person | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.1429 tonnes per person | 0.2788 tonnes per person | 0.1359 tonnes per person | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from flaring, Ecuador or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 0.2085 tonnes per person against 0.1706 tonnes per person in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from flaring between Ecuador and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.0379 tonnes per person, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Equatorial Guinea?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Ecuador ranks 23rd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 20th 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 from flaring. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes per person.