El Salvador vs Ghana: Consumption-based carbon intensity
El Salvador
0.1857 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Ghana
0.1853 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
El Salvador rank
86th
Ghana rank
88th
Consumption-based carbon intensity over time
- El Salvador
- Ghana
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.1857 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1853 kilograms per international-$ in Ghana, a difference of 0.0004 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 86th and Ghana ranks 88th of 119 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.244 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2011 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0429 kilograms per international-$ | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.237 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2005 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0365 kilograms per international-$ | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.1798 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2006 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0208 kilograms per international-$ | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.1784 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1846 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0063 kilograms per international-$ | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher consumption-based carbon intensity, El Salvador or Ghana?
- El Salvador, at 0.1857 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1853 kilograms per international-$ in Ghana as of 2022.
- What is the difference in consumption-based carbon intensity between El Salvador and Ghana?
- 0.0004 kilograms per international-$, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Ghana?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Ghana rank globally for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- El Salvador ranks 86th and Ghana ranks 88th of 119 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).