Ecuador vs Greece: Emissions of air pollutants

Ecuador
341,155 tonnes
in 2022
Greece
349,501 tonnes
in 2022
Ecuador rank
50th
Greece rank
49th

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Ecuador
  • Greece
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 349,501 tonnes against 341,155 tonnes in Ecuador, a difference of 8,346 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Greece ahead.

Ecuador ranks 50th and Greece ranks 49th of 220 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Emissions of air pollutants
Unit
tonnes
Source
Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed

Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are gases that are mainly formed during the burning of fossil fuels. Exposure to NOₓ gases can have negative impacts on respiratory health. NOₓ gases can also lead to the formation of ozone – another air pollutant.