Ghana vs Zimbabwe: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?
Ghana
0.7805 tonnes per person
in 2023
Zimbabwe
0.9375 tonnes per person
in 2023
Ghana rank
105th
Zimbabwe rank
103rd
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? over time
- Ghana
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.9375 tonnes per person against 0.7805 tonnes per person in Ghana, a difference of 0.157 tonnes per person.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Ghana ranks 105th and Zimbabwe ranks 103rd of 120 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3818 tonnes per person | 1.06 tonnes per person | 0.6745 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.4843 tonnes per person | 0.8968 tonnes per person | 0.4125 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.7317 tonnes per person | 0.8173 tonnes per person | 0.0856 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.7915 tonnes per person | 0.8105 tonnes per person | 0.019 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
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?, Ghana or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.9375 tonnes per person against 0.7805 tonnes per person in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? between Ghana and Zimbabwe?
- 0.157 tonnes per person, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Zimbabwe?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Zimbabwe rank globally for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Ghana ranks 105th and Zimbabwe ranks 103rd 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.