Ghana vs Greece: Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita
Ghana
187.11 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Greece
188.08 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Ghana rank
140th
Greece rank
139th
Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ghana
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 188.08 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 187.11 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Ghana, a difference of 0.97 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Greece ahead.
Ghana ranks 140th and Greece ranks 139th of 204 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 216.76 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 269.81 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 53.05 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Greece |
| 1990s | 216.72 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 288.01 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 71.29 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Greece |
| 2000s | 222.9 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 281.96 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 59.06 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Greece |
| 2010s | 202.64 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 258.26 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 55.62 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Greece |
| 2020s | 196.63 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 205.65 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 9.02 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita, Ghana or Greece?
- Greece, at 188.08 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 187.11 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita between Ghana and Greece?
- 0.97 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Greece?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Greece rank globally for carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Ghana ranks 140th and Greece ranks 139th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.