Ecuador vs Latvia: Per capita methane emissions
Ecuador
1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Latvia
1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ecuador rank
65th
Latvia rank
63rd
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Ecuador
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ecuador, a difference of 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Latvia ahead.
Ecuador ranks 65th and Latvia ranks 63rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and Latvia in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1860s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1870s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1880s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1890s | 0.9956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1900s | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1910s | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1920s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1930s | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1940s | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1950s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1960s | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1970s | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1980s | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
| 1990s | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Ecuador or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Ecuador and Latvia?
- 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Latvia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Latvia rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Ecuador ranks 65th and Latvia ranks 63rd 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.