Ecuador vs Timor-Leste: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions

Ecuador
3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Timor-Leste
3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ecuador rank
129th
Timor-Leste rank
130th

Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time

  • Ecuador
  • Timor-Leste
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 129th and Timor-Leste ranks 130th of 199 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
1850s 9.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ecuador
1860s 8.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ecuador
1870s 9.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ecuador
1880s 7.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ecuador
1890s 8.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ecuador
1900s 10.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ecuador
1910s 9.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ecuador
1920s 8.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ecuador
1930s 22.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 17.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ecuador
1940s 17.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ecuador
1950s 16.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 13.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ecuador
1960s 10.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 9.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ecuador
1970s 11.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ecuador
1980s 11.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ecuador
1990s 7.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ecuador
2000s 5.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ecuador
2010s 6.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ecuador
2020s 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Ecuador or Timor-Leste?
Ecuador, at 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Ecuador and Timor-Leste?
0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Timor-Leste?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Timor-Leste rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
Ecuador ranks 129th and Timor-Leste ranks 130th of 199 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 greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.