Ecuador vs Ethiopia: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry

Ecuador
60.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ethiopia
58.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ecuador rank
60th
Ethiopia rank
61st

Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time

  • Ecuador
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 60.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 58.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ecuador ranks 60th and Ethiopia ranks 61st of 198 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 5 and Ethiopia in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1850s 271,651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ethiopia
1860s 295,143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ethiopia
1870s 303,013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ethiopia
1880s 335,523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ethiopia
1890s 378,791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ethiopia
1900s 460,548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ethiopia
1910s 558,631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ethiopia
1920s 759,435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ethiopia
1930s 1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ethiopia
1940s 2.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ethiopia
1950s 2.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ethiopia
1960s 3.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ethiopia
1970s 11.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 462,030 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ecuador
1980s 25.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ecuador
1990s 31.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 20.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ecuador
2000s 40.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ecuador
2010s 54.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 44.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ecuador
2020s 55.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 56.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Ecuador or Ethiopia?
Ecuador, at 60.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 58.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Ecuador and Ethiopia?
1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Ethiopia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Ethiopia rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Ecuador ranks 60th and Ethiopia ranks 61st 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

Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 34,488 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.