Ghana vs Latvia: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Ghana
151.87 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Latvia
151.2 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Ghana rank
121st
Latvia rank
122nd
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Ghana
- Latvia
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 151.87 tonnes per square kilometre against 151.2 tonnes per square kilometre in Latvia, a difference of 0.67 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Latvia ahead.
Ghana ranks 121st and Latvia ranks 122nd of 192 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 200.2 tonnes per square kilometre | 80.22 tonnes per square kilometre | 119.98 tonnes per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2000s | 118.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 73.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 44.5 tonnes per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2010s | 142.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 138.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.87 tonnes per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2020s | 147.99 tonnes per square kilometre | 144.5 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.49 tonnes per square kilometre | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre, Ghana or Latvia?
- Ghana, at 151.87 tonnes per square kilometre against 151.2 tonnes per square kilometre in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between Ghana and Latvia?
- 0.67 tonnes per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Latvia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Latvia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 121st and Latvia ranks 122nd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.