Cape Verde vs Ghana: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Cape Verde
0.1406 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Ghana
0.1426 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Cape Verde rank
122nd
Ghana rank
121st
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Cape Verde
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.1426 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1406 kilograms per international-$ in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.002 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 122nd and Ghana ranks 121st of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 6 and Ghana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2222 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0916 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1306 kilograms per international-$ | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 0.082 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0888 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0068 kilograms per international-$ | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.2519 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1153 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1366 kilograms per international-$ | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 0.1331 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1412 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0081 kilograms per international-$ | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.2198 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1383 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0815 kilograms per international-$ | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 0.1974 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1306 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0667 kilograms per international-$ | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 0.1561 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1245 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0316 kilograms per international-$ | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 0.1526 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1439 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0087 kilograms per international-$ | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Cape Verde or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 0.1426 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1406 kilograms per international-$ in Cape Verde as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Cape Verde and Ghana?
- 0.002 kilograms per international-$, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Ghana?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Cape Verde and Ghana rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 122nd and Ghana ranks 121st of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).