Ecuador vs Norway: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Ecuador
0.2%
in 2024
Norway
0.1%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
88th
Norway rank
90th
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Ecuador
- Norway
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Norway, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Norway ahead.
Ecuador ranks 88th and Norway ranks 90th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Norway |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Norway |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Norway |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Norway |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Norway |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Norway |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Norway |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Norway |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Ecuador or Norway?
- Ecuador, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Ecuador and Norway?
- 0.1%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Norway?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Norway rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Ecuador ranks 88th and Norway ranks 90th 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.