Ghana vs Zimbabwe: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Ghana
0.7805 tonnes per person
in 2023
Zimbabwe
0.9375 tonnes per person
in 2023
Ghana rank
105th
Zimbabwe rank
103rd
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions, 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions 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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- 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 Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. 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.