Comoros vs Ghana: CO₂ emissions per capita

Comoros
0.6365 tonnes per person
in 2024
Ghana
0.6106 tonnes per person
in 2024
Comoros rank
169th
Ghana rank
172nd

CO₂ emissions per capita over time

  • Comoros
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Comoros currently reports 0.6365 tonnes per person against 0.6106 tonnes per person in Ghana, a difference of 0.0259 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Ghana ahead.

Comoros ranks 169th and Ghana ranks 172nd of 213 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros Ghana Difference Ahead
1950s 0.0566 tonnes per person 0.1964 tonnes per person 0.1398 tonnes per person Ghana
1960s 0.0659 tonnes per person 0.1977 tonnes per person 0.1318 tonnes per person Ghana
1970s 0.1104 tonnes per person 0.2364 tonnes per person 0.126 tonnes per person Ghana
1980s 0.1256 tonnes per person 0.22 tonnes per person 0.0944 tonnes per person Ghana
1990s 0.1555 tonnes per person 0.2606 tonnes per person 0.1051 tonnes per person Ghana
2000s 0.215 tonnes per person 0.313 tonnes per person 0.098 tonnes per person Ghana
2010s 0.2819 tonnes per person 0.457 tonnes per person 0.175 tonnes per person Ghana
2020s 0.5964 tonnes per person 0.6131 tonnes per person 0.0167 tonnes per person Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Comoros or Ghana?
Comoros, at 0.6365 tonnes per person against 0.6106 tonnes per person in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Comoros and Ghana?
0.0259 tonnes per person, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Ghana?
66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
How do Comoros and Ghana rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
Comoros ranks 169th and Ghana ranks 172nd of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
CO₂ emissions per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.