Ecuador vs Laos: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions
Ecuador
0.1%
in 2024
Laos
0.1%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
78th
Laos rank
81st
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Ecuador
- Laos
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Laos, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 78th and Laos ranks 81st of 199 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global greenhouse gas emissions, Ecuador or Laos?
- Ecuador, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global greenhouse gas emissions between Ecuador and Laos?
- 0.0%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Laos?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Laos rank globally for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Ecuador ranks 78th and Laos ranks 81st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global 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
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.