Ecuador vs Tonga: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Ecuador
1.86 tonnes per person
in 2024
Tonga
1.61 tonnes per person
in 2024
Ecuador rank
137th
Tonga rank
140th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Ecuador
- Tonga
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1.86 tonnes per person against 1.61 tonnes per person in Tonga, a difference of 0.25 tonnes per person.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.2 times Tonga's.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 137th and Tonga ranks 140th of 194 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.47 tonnes per person | 1.63 tonnes per person | 13.83 tonnes per person | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 8.78 tonnes per person | 1.75 tonnes per person | 7.02 tonnes per person | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 8.34 tonnes per person | 0.8197 tonnes per person | 7.52 tonnes per person | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 9.18 tonnes per person | 0.4913 tonnes per person | 8.68 tonnes per person | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 5.09 tonnes per person | 0.6307 tonnes per person | 4.46 tonnes per person | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 3.18 tonnes per person | 0.9641 tonnes per person | 2.21 tonnes per person | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 3.87 tonnes per person | 1.7 tonnes per person | 2.17 tonnes per person | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 2.34 tonnes per person | 1.58 tonnes per person | 0.7548 tonnes per person | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Ecuador or Tonga?
- Ecuador, at 1.86 tonnes per person against 1.61 tonnes per person in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Ecuador and Tonga?
- 0.25 tonnes per person, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Tonga?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Tonga rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Ecuador ranks 137th and Tonga ranks 140th of 194 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 including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.