Ghana vs North Korea: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Ghana
0.3931 tonnes per person
in 2024
North Korea
0.377 tonnes per person
in 2024
Ghana rank
66th
North Korea rank
67th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Ghana
- North Korea
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.3931 tonnes per person against 0.377 tonnes per person in North Korea, a difference of 0.0161 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was North Korea ahead.
Ghana ranks 66th and North Korea ranks 67th of 194 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.03 tonnes per person | 0.601 tonnes per person | 1.43 tonnes per person | Ghana |
| 1860s | 2.38 tonnes per person | 0.4966 tonnes per person | 1.88 tonnes per person | Ghana |
| 1870s | 3.18 tonnes per person | 0.4352 tonnes per person | 2.74 tonnes per person | Ghana |
| 1880s | 4.19 tonnes per person | 0.4135 tonnes per person | 3.77 tonnes per person | Ghana |
| 1890s | 4.68 tonnes per person | 0.3991 tonnes per person | 4.28 tonnes per person | Ghana |
| 1900s | 4.56 tonnes per person | 0.4376 tonnes per person | 4.12 tonnes per person | Ghana |
| 1910s | 3.5 tonnes per person | 1.91 tonnes per person | 1.58 tonnes per person | Ghana |
| 1920s | 7.53 tonnes per person | 2.19 tonnes per person | 5.34 tonnes per person | Ghana |
| 1930s | 7.46 tonnes per person | 2.01 tonnes per person | 5.46 tonnes per person | Ghana |
| 1940s | 8.72 tonnes per person | 1.75 tonnes per person | 6.97 tonnes per person | Ghana |
| 1950s | 13.44 tonnes per person | 1 tonnes per person | 12.44 tonnes per person | Ghana |
| 1960s | 3.28 tonnes per person | 0.6184 tonnes per person | 2.66 tonnes per person | Ghana |
| 1970s | 1.22 tonnes per person | 0.7047 tonnes per person | 0.5119 tonnes per person | Ghana |
| 1980s | 1.95 tonnes per person | 0.6181 tonnes per person | 1.33 tonnes per person | Ghana |
| 1990s | 2.16 tonnes per person | 0.6129 tonnes per person | 1.54 tonnes per person | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.914 tonnes per person | 0.6863 tonnes per person | 0.2276 tonnes per person | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.6876 tonnes per person | 0.4946 tonnes per person | 0.193 tonnes per person | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.4034 tonnes per person | 0.3867 tonnes per person | 0.0167 tonnes per person | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Ghana or North Korea?
- Ghana, at 0.3931 tonnes per person against 0.377 tonnes per person in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Ghana and North Korea?
- 0.0161 tonnes per person, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and North Korea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and North Korea rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Ghana ranks 66th and North Korea ranks 67th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. 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 in tonnes per person.