Ghana vs Namibia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Ghana
4.16 million tonnes
in 1997
Namibia
3.66 million tonnes
in 2024
Ghana rank
122nd
Namibia rank
123rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Ghana
- Namibia
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 4.16 million tonnes against 3.66 million tonnes in Namibia, a difference of 500,740 tonnes.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 122nd and Namibia ranks 123rd of 179 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Ghana or Namibia?
- Ghana, at 4.16 million tonnes against 3.66 million tonnes in Namibia as of 1997.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Ghana and Namibia?
- 500,740 tonnes, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Namibia?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 1997.
- How do Ghana and Namibia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Ghana ranks 122nd and Namibia ranks 123rd of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.