Ghana vs Nigeria: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate
Ghana
0.3548 % change on previous year
in 2024
Nigeria
0.3491 % change on previous year
in 2024
Ghana rank
83rd
Nigeria rank
85th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate over time
- Ghana
- Nigeria
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.3548 % change on previous year against 0.3491 % change on previous year in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0057 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 83rd and Nigeria ranks 85th of 188 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 67.55 % change on previous year | 99.34 % change on previous year | 31.78 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1860s | 8.32 % change on previous year | 13.78 % change on previous year | 5.45 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1870s | 5.92 % change on previous year | 7.86 % change on previous year | 1.94 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1880s | 4.92 % change on previous year | 5.72 % change on previous year | 0.7975 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1890s | 3.86 % change on previous year | 3.72 % change on previous year | 0.1378 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 1900s | 2.91 % change on previous year | 4.02 % change on previous year | 1.11 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1910s | 1.89 % change on previous year | 3.4 % change on previous year | 1.51 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1920s | 3.51 % change on previous year | 4.39 % change on previous year | 0.8736 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1930s | 2.91 % change on previous year | 3.84 % change on previous year | 0.935 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1940s | 2.98 % change on previous year | 3.68 % change on previous year | 0.6949 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1950s | 4.19 % change on previous year | 2.51 % change on previous year | 1.68 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 1960s | 0.9956 % change on previous year | 1.43 % change on previous year | 0.4298 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.4689 % change on previous year | 0.8367 % change on previous year | 0.3678 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.9239 % change on previous year | 0.6616 % change on previous year | 0.2623 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 1990s | 1.18 % change on previous year | 2.07 % change on previous year | 0.8857 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.5762 % change on previous year | 0.8771 % change on previous year | 0.3009 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.531 % change on previous year | 0.2856 % change on previous year | 0.2454 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.3524 % change on previous year | 0.3369 % change on previous year | 0.0156 % change on previous year | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate, Ghana or Nigeria?
- Ghana, at 0.3548 % change on previous year against 0.3491 % change on previous year in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate between Ghana and Nigeria?
- 0.0057 % change on previous year, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nigeria?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Nigeria rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate?
- Ghana ranks 83rd and Nigeria ranks 85th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.