Ghana vs Pakistan: Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita
Ghana
0.7805 tonnes per person
in 2023
Pakistan
0.8893 tonnes per person
in 2023
Ghana rank
105th
Pakistan rank
104th
Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Ghana
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 0.8893 tonnes per person against 0.7805 tonnes per person in Ghana, a difference of 0.1088 tonnes per person.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Pakistan ahead.
Ghana ranks 105th and Pakistan ranks 104th of 120 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3818 tonnes per person | 0.6338 tonnes per person | 0.2519 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 0.4843 tonnes per person | 0.7921 tonnes per person | 0.3078 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 0.7317 tonnes per person | 0.8833 tonnes per person | 0.1515 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 0.7915 tonnes per person | 1.01 tonnes per person | 0.2235 tonnes per person | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita, Ghana or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 0.8893 tonnes per person against 0.7805 tonnes per person in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita between Ghana and Pakistan?
- 0.1088 tonnes per person, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Pakistan?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Pakistan rank globally for consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita?
- Ghana ranks 105th and Pakistan ranks 104th 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 Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions 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 consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.