Ecuador vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual

Ecuador
0.8054 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0511 % change on previous year
in 2024
Ecuador rank
26th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
29th

Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual over time

  • Ecuador
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
-30-20-1001020197119972024

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0.8054 % change on previous year against 0.0511 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.7543 % change on previous year.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 15.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Ecuador ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 29th of 192 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s -2.17 % change on previous year 1.93 % change on previous year 4.09 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 0.7887 % change on previous year 2.1 % change on previous year 1.31 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s -6.52 % change on previous year 2.89 % change on previous year 9.41 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s -1.41 % change on previous year 1.39 % change on previous year 2.81 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s -3.66 % change on previous year 1.8 % change on previous year 5.46 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s -2.53 % change on previous year 1.85 % change on previous year 4.38 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) (mt co2e), annual, Ecuador or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Ecuador, at 0.8054 % change on previous year against 0.0511 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) (mt co2e), annual between Ecuador and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.7543 % change on previous year, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sub-Saharan Africa?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) (mt co2e), annual?
Ecuador ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 29th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 12,739 data points, 1971–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.