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Bolivia vs Ecuador

28 metrics with data for both countries. The solid line is Bolivia; the dashed grey line is Ecuador.

Country A · Bolivia
Country B · Ecuador

Climate

CO2 emissions

Bolivia: 28.7 Mt CO2/year · 2024Ecuador: 46.0 Mt CO2/year · 2024
02040190019502000Ecuadorlow 1864

Carbon dioxide released each year from burning fossil fuels and industry. The main driver of global warming. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

CO2 emissions per person

Bolivia: 2.31 t CO2/person/year · 2024Ecuador: 2.54 t CO2/person/year · 2024
012190019502000Ecuadorlow 1864

Each person's share of their country's yearly CO2 emissions. A fairer way to compare countries of very different sizes. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Temperature anomaly

Bolivia: 0.26 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025Ecuador: 0.60 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
-2-10119401960198020002020Ecuadorhigh 2024low 1956

How much warmer or cooler a country's year was compared with its 1991-2020 average. Watch the map turn red as you move the slider towards today. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Methane emissions

Bolivia: 27.6 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Ecuador: 21.6 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
01020301850190019502000Ecuadorhigh 1974low 1880

Methane traps around 80 times more heat than CO2 over 20 years. It comes mainly from livestock, rice, landfill and leaky fossil fuel infrastructure. Global Carbon Project / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

All greenhouse gases

Bolivia: 160.0 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Ecuador: 63.1 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
01002001850190019502000Ecuadorhigh 2003low 1879

Every warming gas combined: CO2, methane and nitrous oxide, expressed as CO2-equivalents. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Nitrous oxide emissions

Bolivia: 10.4 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Ecuador: 4.44 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
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N2O is nearly 300 times more warming than CO2 and comes mostly from fertilised farmland and livestock. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Consumption-based CO2

Bolivia: 25.6 Mt CO2/year · 2023Ecuador: 48.9 Mt CO2/year · 2023
020401990200020102020Ecuadorlow 1995

CO2 counted where goods are used rather than where they are made. Compare with production emissions to see who imports their footprint. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Aviation emissions per person

Bolivia: 33.2 kg CO2/person/year · 2024Ecuador: 52.9 kg CO2/person/year · 2024
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Each person's share of the CO2 from flights taking off in their country, including passengers and freight. ICCT / Graver et al. via Our World in Data

Energy

Energy use per person

Bolivia: 8,599 kWh/person/year · 2023Ecuador: 12,722 kWh/person/year · 2024
05k10k19801990200020102020Ecuadorlow 1987

How much energy each person uses in a year, across electricity, transport, heating and industry. Energy Institute / Ember via Our World in Data

Solar electricity

Bolivia: 2.94 % of electricity · 2025Ecuador: 0.11 % of electricity · 2025
0123200020052010201520202025Ecuadorhigh 2021

The share of a country's electricity generated from solar panels. The fastest-growing energy source in history. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Wind electricity

Bolivia: 2.05 % of electricity · 2025Ecuador: 0.52 % of electricity · 2025
024200020052010201520202025Ecuadorhigh 2022

The share of a country's electricity generated from wind turbines, onshore and offshore. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Coal electricity

Bolivia: 0.00 % of electricity · 2025Ecuador: 0.00 % of electricity · 2025
-101200020052010201520202025Ecuador

The share of electricity still generated by burning coal, the most polluting fuel. The number that must reach zero first. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Oil electricity

Bolivia: 1.47 % of electricity · 2025Ecuador: 17.9 % of electricity · 2025
02040200020052010201520202025Ecuadorhigh 2019low 2008

The share of a country's electricity generated by burning oil. Rare on big grids, still common on islands. Ember via Our World in Data

Gas electricity

Bolivia: 62.4 % of electricity · 2025Ecuador: 2.68 % of electricity · 2025
050200020052010201520202025Ecuadorhigh 2016low 2001

The share of a country's electricity generated from natural gas, the least polluting fossil fuel but still a fossil fuel. Ember via Our World in Data

Land & Life

Tree cover loss

Bolivia: 1,812,578 ha/year · 2024Ecuador: 61,943 ha/year · 2024
0500k1M1.5M2005201020152020Ecuador

Forest area lost each year to fire, logging, farming and storms. Not all loss is permanent deforestation, but the trend matters. Global Forest Watch (Hansen/UMD) via Our World in Data

Forest area

Bolivia: 50.2 % of land · 2025Ecuador: 49.6 % of land · 2025
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How much of a country's land is covered by forest. FAO via Our World in Data

Deaths from natural disasters

Bolivia: 41.0 deaths/year · 2021Ecuador: 5.73 deaths/year · 2021
020040060020002005201020152020Ecuadorhigh 2014low 2005

People killed by floods, storms, droughts, heatwaves, earthquakes and other disasters each year. Single events dominate single years. IHME Global Burden of Disease via Our World in Data

Red List Index

Bolivia: 0.85 index (1 = species safe) · 2024Ecuador: 0.65 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
00.5200020102020Ecuadorlow 2017

Tracks extinction risk across all assessed species. 1 means no species at risk; falling values mean wildlife sliding towards extinction. IUCN / SDG 15.5.1 via Our World in Data

Protected land

Bolivia: 30.9 % of land area · 2024Ecuador: 23.6 % of land area · 2024
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The share of a country's land under legal protection for nature. The global 30x30 target aims for 30% by 2030. World Bank / UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Meat supply per person

Bolivia: 84.4 kg/person/year · 2023Ecuador: 56.2 kg/person/year · 2023
050198020002020Ecuadorlow 1964

Meat available for consumption per person. Livestock drives around 15% of global emissions and most deforestation. FAO via Our World in Data

Nitrogen fertiliser use

Bolivia: 3.38 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023Ecuador: 34.5 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023
050100198020002020Ecuadorhigh 2013

Nitrogen applied per hectare of cropland. It feeds half the world, but runoff chokes rivers and coastal seas. FAO via Our World in Data

Urban population

Bolivia: 71.6 % living in cities · 2025Ecuador: 63.4 % living in cities · 2025
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The share of people living in towns and cities. Urbanisation shapes energy use, land use and how people experience climate change. UN World Urbanization Prospects via Our World in Data

Water

Water stress

Bolivia: 0.20 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022Ecuador: 6.78 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022
024620002005201020152020Ecuadorhigh 2018low 2021

How much of a country's renewable freshwater is withdrawn each year. Above 25% counts as stressed; above 100% means drawing down reserves. FAO AQUASTAT (SDG 6.4.2) via Our World in Data

Renewable water per person

Bolivia: 25,130 m³/person/year · 2022Ecuador: 24,821 m³/person/year · 2022
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Each person's share of the country's renewable freshwater. Below 1,700 m³ is water stress; below 1,000 m³ is scarcity. FAO AQUASTAT via Our World in Data

Annual precipitation

Bolivia: 1,482 mm/year · 2025Ecuador: 3,272 mm/year · 2025
02k4k19401960198020002020Ecuadorhigh 1950low 1948

Total rain and snow that fell over a country in a year, averaged across its land area. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Rainfall anomaly

Bolivia: -1.40 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025Ecuador: 10.4 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025
05019401960198020002020Ecuadorhigh 1950low 1948

How much wetter (teal) or drier (brown) a country's year was compared with its 1961-1990 average. A simple drought and deluge signal. Derived from Copernicus ERA5 precipitation via Our World in Data

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

Bolivia: 40.6 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024Ecuador: 17.7 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
0204020002005201020152020Ecuadorlow 2013

Average exposure to fine particles small enough to enter the bloodstream. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³. World Bank / van Donkelaar et al. via Our World in Data

Ozone-depleting substances

Bolivia: 1.09 ODP tonnes/year · 2021Ecuador: 10.2 ODP tonnes/year · 2021
05001990200020102020Ecuadorhigh 1996

Consumption of chemicals that destroy the ozone layer. Watch the map fade towards zero: the Montreal Protocol is the world's most successful environmental treaty. UN Environment Programme via Our World in Data