Ecuador vs Spain: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring
Ecuador
0.7%
in 2024
Spain
0.8%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
23rd
Spain rank
20th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Ecuador
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 20th of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.7% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from flaring, Ecuador or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from flaring between Ecuador and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Spain?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Spain rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Ecuador ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 20th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring. 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) from flaring, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from flaring in the same year.