Ecuador vs Kuwait: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions

Ecuador
0.2447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kuwait
0.2483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ecuador rank
126th
Kuwait rank
123rd

Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Ecuador
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.2483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kuwait ahead.

Ecuador ranks 126th and Kuwait ranks 123rd of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Kuwait Difference Ahead
1850s 0.0588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kuwait
1860s 0.0566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kuwait
1870s 0.0592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kuwait
1880s 0.0641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kuwait
1890s 0.0826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kuwait
1900s 0.1263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kuwait
1910s 0.1572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kuwait
1920s 0.1464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kuwait
1930s 0.1343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kuwait
1940s 0.186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kuwait
1950s 0.2756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kuwait
1960s 0.3213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kuwait
1970s 0.3298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ecuador
1980s 0.3405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ecuador
1990s 0.3595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ecuador
2000s 0.3321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kuwait
2010s 0.3063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ecuador
2020s 0.2612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0063 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, Ecuador or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 0.2483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ecuador as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Ecuador and Kuwait?
0.0036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Kuwait?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Kuwait rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
Ecuador ranks 126th and Kuwait ranks 123rd 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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Indicator
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 34,339 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.