Ecuador vs Greece: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Ecuador
60.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Greece
60.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ecuador rank
60th
Greece rank
59th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Ecuador
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 60.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 60.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ecuador, a difference of 462,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 60th and Greece ranks 59th of 198 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 271,651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 888,523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 616,872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1860s | 295,143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 727,012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1870s | 303,013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 904,644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1880s | 335,523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 875,996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1890s | 378,791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1900s | 460,548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1910s | 558,631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1920s | 759,435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1930s | 1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1940s | 2.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 870,048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1950s | 2.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1960s | 3.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1970s | 11.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1980s | 25.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 68.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1990s | 31.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 99.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 68.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2000s | 40.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 120.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 80.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2010s | 54.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 89.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2020s | 55.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
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 Greece?
- Greece, at 60.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 60.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Ecuador and Greece?
- 462,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Greece?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Greece rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Ecuador ranks 60th and Greece ranks 59th 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.