Ecuador vs Qatar: Share of global methane emissions
Ecuador
0.2%
in 2024
Qatar
0.2%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
71st
Qatar rank
70th
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Ecuador
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 71st and Qatar ranks 70th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 17 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global methane emissions, Ecuador or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Ecuador and Qatar?
- 0.0%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Qatar?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Qatar rank globally for share of global methane emissions?
- Ecuador ranks 71st and Qatar ranks 70th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global 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 as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.