Ghana vs Romania: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Ghana
0.1426 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Romania
0.145 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Ghana rank
121st
Romania rank
118th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Ghana
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.145 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1426 kilograms per international-$ in Ghana, a difference of 0.0024 kilograms per international-$.
Across all 73 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 121st and Romania ranks 118th of 164 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0916 kilograms per international-$ | 0.839 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7474 kilograms per international-$ | Romania |
| 1960s | 0.0888 kilograms per international-$ | 1.08 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9894 kilograms per international-$ | Romania |
| 1970s | 0.1153 kilograms per international-$ | 1.28 kilograms per international-$ | 1.16 kilograms per international-$ | Romania |
| 1980s | 0.1412 kilograms per international-$ | 1.36 kilograms per international-$ | 1.22 kilograms per international-$ | Romania |
| 1990s | 0.1383 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9806 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8423 kilograms per international-$ | Romania |
| 2000s | 0.1306 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4374 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3067 kilograms per international-$ | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.1245 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2109 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0863 kilograms per international-$ | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.1439 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1505 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0065 kilograms per international-$ | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Ghana or Romania?
- Romania, at 0.145 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1426 kilograms per international-$ in Ghana as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Ghana and Romania?
- 0.0024 kilograms per international-$, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Romania?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Ghana and Romania rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Ghana ranks 121st and Romania ranks 118th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).