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