Ghana vs Spain: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Ghana
0.1426 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Spain
0.1441 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Ghana rank
121st
Spain rank
120th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Ghana
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.1441 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1426 kilograms per international-$ in Ghana, a difference of 0.0015 kilograms per international-$.
Across all 73 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 121st and Spain ranks 120th of 164 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0916 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3268 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2352 kilograms per international-$ | Spain |
| 1960s | 0.0888 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3091 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2202 kilograms per international-$ | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.1153 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3933 kilograms per international-$ | 0.278 kilograms per international-$ | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.1412 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3504 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2092 kilograms per international-$ | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.1383 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2973 kilograms per international-$ | 0.159 kilograms per international-$ | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.1306 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2572 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1266 kilograms per international-$ | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.1245 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1774 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0529 kilograms per international-$ | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.1439 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1459 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0019 kilograms per international-$ | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Spain, at 0.1441 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 Spain?
- 0.0015 kilograms per international-$, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Spain?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Ghana and Spain rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Ghana ranks 121st and Spain ranks 120th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).