Benin vs Ghana: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?
Benin
0.5977 tonnes per person
in 2023
Ghana
0.7805 tonnes per person
in 2023
Benin rank
108th
Ghana rank
105th
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? over time
- Benin
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.7805 tonnes per person against 0.5977 tonnes per person in Benin, a difference of 0.1828 tonnes per person.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.3 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ghana ahead.
Benin ranks 108th and Ghana ranks 105th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2514 tonnes per person | 0.3818 tonnes per person | 0.1304 tonnes per person | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.5826 tonnes per person | 0.4843 tonnes per person | 0.0983 tonnes per person | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.7182 tonnes per person | 0.7317 tonnes per person | 0.0135 tonnes per person | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.5988 tonnes per person | 0.7915 tonnes per person | 0.1926 tonnes per person | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?, Benin or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 0.7805 tonnes per person against 0.5977 tonnes per person in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? between Benin and Ghana?
- 0.1828 tonnes per person, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Ghana?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Ghana rank globally for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Benin ranks 108th and Ghana ranks 105th of 120 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 Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. 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 tonnes per person.