Ecuador vs Tunisia: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Ecuador
3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tunisia
3.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ecuador rank
129th
Tunisia rank
126th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Ecuador
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 3.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ecuador, a difference of 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 129th and Tunisia ranks 126th of 199 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 9.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1860s | 8.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1870s | 9.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1880s | 7.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1890s | 8.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1900s | 10.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 9.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 8.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 22.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 17.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 16.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 10.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 11.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 11.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 7.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 5.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 6.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5628 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 Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 3.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Ecuador and Tunisia?
- 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Tunisia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Tunisia rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Ecuador ranks 129th and Tunisia ranks 126th 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
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.