Bhutan vs Ecuador: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Bhutan
0.2409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ecuador
0.2447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bhutan rank
128th
Ecuador rank
126th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Bhutan
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.2447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ecuador ahead.
Bhutan ranks 128th and Ecuador ranks 126th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 11 and Ecuador in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1860s | 0.0691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1870s | 0.0909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1880s | 0.1247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1890s | 0.1422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1900s | 0.1559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1910s | 0.1659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1920s | 0.1708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1930s | 0.1766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1940s | 0.2317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1950s | 0.2884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 0.2571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.2425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 0.2348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.2431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.2325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.2542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.2515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Bhutan or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 0.2447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Bhutan and Ecuador?
- 0.0038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Ecuador?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Ecuador rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Bhutan ranks 128th and Ecuador ranks 126th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita 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 in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.