Ecuador vs Zambia: Share of global methane emissions
Ecuador
0.2%
in 2024
Zambia
0.2%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
71st
Zambia rank
73rd
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Ecuador
- Zambia
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Zambia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 71st and Zambia ranks 73rd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 16 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 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% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 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 Zambia?
- Ecuador, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Ecuador and Zambia?
- 0.0%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Zambia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Zambia rank globally for share of global methane emissions?
- Ecuador ranks 71st and Zambia ranks 73rd 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.