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
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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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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.