Ecuador vs Netherlands: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type
Ecuador
2.18 tonnes per person
in 2024
Netherlands
2.22 tonnes per person
in 2024
Ecuador rank
87th
Netherlands rank
85th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type over time
- Ecuador
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 2.22 tonnes per person against 2.18 tonnes per person in Ecuador, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1917 it was Netherlands ahead.
Ecuador ranks 87th and Netherlands ranks 85th of 213 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.014 tonnes per person | 0.0804 tonnes per person | 0.0664 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0.0816 tonnes per person | 0.2883 tonnes per person | 0.2067 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0.3454 tonnes per person | 0.385 tonnes per person | 0.0397 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.3236 tonnes per person | 0.2598 tonnes per person | 0.0638 tonnes per person | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 0.244 tonnes per person | 1.47 tonnes per person | 1.22 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 0.3933 tonnes per person | 4.33 tonnes per person | 3.94 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.8362 tonnes per person | 6.02 tonnes per person | 5.18 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 1.71 tonnes per person | 3.92 tonnes per person | 2.2 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 1.48 tonnes per person | 3.42 tonnes per person | 1.93 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.73 tonnes per person | 3.39 tonnes per person | 1.66 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 2.09 tonnes per person | 2.86 tonnes per person | 0.7761 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 1.96 tonnes per person | 2.38 tonnes per person | 0.4285 tonnes per person | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type, Ecuador or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 2.22 tonnes per person against 2.18 tonnes per person in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type between Ecuador and Netherlands?
- 0.04 tonnes per person, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Netherlands?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1917 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Netherlands rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Ecuador ranks 87th and Netherlands ranks 85th 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 by fuel type. 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 oil, measured in tonnes per person.