Ghana vs Venezuela: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Ghana
0.3931 tonnes per person
in 2024
Venezuela
0.3485 tonnes per person
in 2024
Ghana rank
66th
Venezuela rank
69th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Ghana
- Venezuela
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.3931 tonnes per person against 0.3485 tonnes per person in Venezuela, a difference of 0.0446 tonnes per person.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Venezuela's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Venezuela ahead.
Ghana ranks 66th and Venezuela ranks 69th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 8 and Venezuela in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.03 tonnes per person | 45.66 tonnes per person | 43.63 tonnes per person | Venezuela |
| 1860s | 2.38 tonnes per person | 19.97 tonnes per person | 17.59 tonnes per person | Venezuela |
| 1870s | 3.18 tonnes per person | 12.66 tonnes per person | 9.48 tonnes per person | Venezuela |
| 1880s | 4.19 tonnes per person | 12.97 tonnes per person | 8.79 tonnes per person | Venezuela |
| 1890s | 4.68 tonnes per person | 4.25 tonnes per person | 0.4278 tonnes per person | Ghana |
| 1900s | 4.56 tonnes per person | 1.51 tonnes per person | 3.05 tonnes per person | Ghana |
| 1910s | 3.5 tonnes per person | 0.7831 tonnes per person | 2.71 tonnes per person | Ghana |
| 1920s | 7.53 tonnes per person | 9.96 tonnes per person | 2.43 tonnes per person | Venezuela |
| 1930s | 7.46 tonnes per person | 10.67 tonnes per person | 3.21 tonnes per person | Venezuela |
| 1940s | 8.72 tonnes per person | 15.9 tonnes per person | 7.18 tonnes per person | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 13.44 tonnes per person | 21.96 tonnes per person | 8.52 tonnes per person | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 3.28 tonnes per person | 8.34 tonnes per person | 5.06 tonnes per person | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 1.22 tonnes per person | 2.64 tonnes per person | 1.43 tonnes per person | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 1.95 tonnes per person | 1.92 tonnes per person | 0.0299 tonnes per person | Ghana |
| 1990s | 2.16 tonnes per person | 0.5148 tonnes per person | 1.64 tonnes per person | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.914 tonnes per person | 0.6056 tonnes per person | 0.3084 tonnes per person | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.6876 tonnes per person | 0.4278 tonnes per person | 0.2598 tonnes per person | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.4034 tonnes per person | 0.3308 tonnes per person | 0.0726 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 Venezuela?
- Ghana, at 0.3931 tonnes per person against 0.3485 tonnes per person in Venezuela as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Ghana and Venezuela?
- 0.0446 tonnes per person, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Venezuela?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Venezuela rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Ghana ranks 66th and Venezuela ranks 69th 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.