Ghana vs Sri Lanka: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Ghana
0.3%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.2%
in 2024
Ghana rank
45th
Sri Lanka rank
48th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Ghana
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.3 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Ghana ranks 45th and Sri Lanka ranks 48th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 12 and Sri Lanka in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Ghana |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Ghana |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Ghana |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Ghana |
| 1920s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Ghana |
| 1930s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Ghana |
| 1940s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Ghana |
| 1950s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.7% | Ghana |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change, Ghana or Sri Lanka?
- Ghana, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between Ghana and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sri Lanka?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Ghana ranks 45th and Sri Lanka ranks 48th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.