Denmark vs Ecuador: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Denmark
0.2%
in 2024
Ecuador
0.2%
in 2024
Denmark rank
86th
Ecuador rank
88th
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Denmark
- Ecuador
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 86th and Ecuador ranks 88th of 201 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1860s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1870s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1880s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1890s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Denmark |
| 1900s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Denmark |
| 1950s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Denmark or Ecuador?
- Denmark, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Denmark and Ecuador?
- 0.0%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ecuador?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Ecuador rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Denmark ranks 86th and Ecuador ranks 88th 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 nitrous oxide 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 nitrous oxide emissions.