Ecuador vs Saudi Arabia: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring
Ecuador
0.1706 tonnes per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.1361 tonnes per person
in 2024
Ecuador rank
23rd
Saudi Arabia rank
25th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Ecuador
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.1706 tonnes per person against 0.1361 tonnes per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0345 tonnes per person.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.3 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Ecuador ranks 23rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 25th of 213 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0301 tonnes per person | 6.54 tonnes per person | 6.51 tonnes per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 0.0865 tonnes per person | 13.13 tonnes per person | 13.04 tonnes per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 0.1055 tonnes per person | 3.44 tonnes per person | 3.33 tonnes per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.1698 tonnes per person | 0.3099 tonnes per person | 0.1401 tonnes per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.1492 tonnes per person | 0.3674 tonnes per person | 0.2182 tonnes per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.1185 tonnes per person | 0.1546 tonnes per person | 0.036 tonnes per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.1429 tonnes per person | 0.13 tonnes per person | 0.0129 tonnes per person | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from flaring, Ecuador or Saudi Arabia?
- Ecuador, at 0.1706 tonnes per person against 0.1361 tonnes per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from flaring between Ecuador and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0345 tonnes per person, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Saudi Arabia?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Saudi Arabia rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Ecuador ranks 23rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 25th 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.