Angola vs Ecuador: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Angola
49.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ecuador
60.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Angola rank
62nd
Ecuador rank
60th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Angola
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 60.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 49.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Angola, a difference of 10.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.2 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 62nd and Ecuador ranks 60th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 13 and Ecuador in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 536,193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 271,651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 264,542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 1860s | 560,238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 295,143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 265,095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 1870s | 602,608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 303,013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 299,595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 1880s | 656,433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 335,523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 320,910 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 1890s | 694,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 378,791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 315,309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 1900s | 780,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 460,548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 320,284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 1910s | 942,377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 558,631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 383,746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 1920s | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 759,435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 390,332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 1930s | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 335,818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 509,093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 999,439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 1960s | 5.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 1970s | 10.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 800,004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 15.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 41.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 2000s | 55.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 2010s | 60.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Angola |
| 2020s | 48.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Angola or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 60.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 49.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Angola and Ecuador?
- 10.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Ecuador?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Ecuador rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Angola ranks 62nd and Ecuador ranks 60th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.