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
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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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Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).