Ecuador vs Panama: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Ecuador
3.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Panama
3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ecuador rank
104th
Panama rank
107th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Ecuador
- Panama
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 3.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Panama, a difference of 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Panama ahead.
Ecuador ranks 104th and Panama ranks 107th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 8 and Panama in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1860s | 0.3062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1870s | 0.2802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1880s | 0.2766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1890s | 0.2783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1900s | 0.2966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1910s | 0.3162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1920s | 0.3884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 0.7133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0.7212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 0.5659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1960s | 0.7266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1970s | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1980s | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 2.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 3.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3672 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 3.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Ecuador or Panama?
- Ecuador, at 3.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Ecuador and Panama?
- 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Panama?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Panama rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Ecuador ranks 104th and Panama ranks 107th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.