Ecuador vs Taiwan: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Ecuador
0.2447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Taiwan
0.2467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ecuador rank
126th
Taiwan rank
124th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Ecuador
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 0.2467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ecuador, a difference of 0.002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Taiwan ahead.
Ecuador ranks 126th and Taiwan ranks 124th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 10 and Taiwan in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Taiwan |
| 1860s | 0.0566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Taiwan |
| 1870s | 0.0592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Taiwan |
| 1880s | 0.0641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Taiwan |
| 1890s | 0.0826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Taiwan |
| 1900s | 0.1263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Taiwan |
| 1910s | 0.1572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 0.1464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Taiwan |
| 1930s | 0.1343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Taiwan |
| 1940s | 0.186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 0.2756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 0.3213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.3298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 0.3405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.3595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.3321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.3063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.2612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0127 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 Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 0.2467 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 Taiwan?
- 0.002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Taiwan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Taiwan rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Ecuador ranks 126th and Taiwan ranks 124th 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.