Ghana vs Uruguay: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Ghana
4.4%
in 2024
Uruguay
4.5%
in 2024
Ghana rank
40th
Uruguay rank
39th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Ghana
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 4.5% against 4.4% in Ghana, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 41 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 40th and Uruguay ranks 39th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.3% | 6.7% | 2.6% | Ghana |
| 1960s | 1.7% | 2.8% | 1.1% | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 7.5% | 1.2% | 6.2% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 3.2% | -1.5% | 4.8% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 4.1% | 2.7% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 3.1% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 9.8% | -1.5% | 11.3% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 4.8% | 0.5% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Ghana or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 4.5% against 4.4% in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Ghana and Uruguay?
- 0.1%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Uruguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Uruguay rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Ghana ranks 40th and Uruguay ranks 39th 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.