Ghana vs Myanmar: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Ghana
151.87 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Myanmar
162.22 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Ghana rank
121st
Myanmar rank
119th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Ghana
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 162.22 tonnes per square kilometre against 151.87 tonnes per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 10.35 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 121st and Myanmar ranks 119th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Myanmar in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 217.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 118.76 tonnes per square kilometre | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 65.4 tonnes per square kilometre | 226.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 160.76 tonnes per square kilometre | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 128.58 tonnes per square kilometre | 96.47 tonnes per square kilometre | 32.11 tonnes per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 1990s | 184.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 128.75 tonnes per square kilometre | 55.34 tonnes per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2000s | 118.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 239.89 tonnes per square kilometre | 121.74 tonnes per square kilometre | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 142.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 205.61 tonnes per square kilometre | 63.1 tonnes per square kilometre | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 147.99 tonnes per square kilometre | 167.19 tonnes per square kilometre | 19.2 tonnes per square kilometre | Myanmar |
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 Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 162.22 tonnes per square kilometre against 151.87 tonnes per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between Ghana and Myanmar?
- 10.35 tonnes per square kilometre, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Myanmar?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Myanmar rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 121st and Myanmar ranks 119th 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.