Ecuador vs Switzerland: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Ecuador
0.2447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Switzerland
0.2456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ecuador rank
126th
Switzerland rank
125th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Ecuador
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.2456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Switzerland ahead.
Ecuador ranks 126th and Switzerland ranks 125th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 0.0566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 0.0592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 0.0641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 0.0826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 0.1263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0.1572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 0.1464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 0.1343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 0.186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 0.2756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 0.3213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.3298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.3405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.3595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.3321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.3063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.2612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0122 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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.2456 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 Switzerland?
- 0.0009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Switzerland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Switzerland rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Ecuador ranks 126th and Switzerland ranks 125th 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.