Ghana vs India: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Ghana
4.4%
in 2024
India
4.3%
in 2024
Ghana rank
40th
India rank
42nd
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Ghana
- India
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 4.4% against 4.3% in India, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 46 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 40th and India ranks 42nd of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and India in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.3% | 5.9% | 3.5% | Ghana |
| 1960s | 1.7% | 5.8% | 4.1% | India |
| 1970s | 7.5% | 4.5% | 2.9% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 7.0% | 3.7% | India |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 5.9% | 0.8% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 5.3% | 2.3% | India |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 5.0% | 4.8% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 4.3% | 1.0% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Ghana or India?
- Ghana, at 4.4% against 4.3% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Ghana and India?
- 0.1%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and India?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and India rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Ghana ranks 40th and India ranks 42nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.