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