Botswana vs Ghana: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita

Botswana
113.58 tonnes per person
in 2024
Ghana
111.17 tonnes per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
83rd
Ghana rank
85th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita over time

  • Botswana
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 113.58 tonnes per person against 111.17 tonnes per person in Ghana, a difference of 2.41 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.

Botswana ranks 83rd and Ghana ranks 85th of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Ghana Difference Ahead
1960s 276.99 tonnes per person 325.72 tonnes per person 48.73 tonnes per person Ghana
1970s 259.33 tonnes per person 263.46 tonnes per person 4.13 tonnes per person Ghana
1980s 188.75 tonnes per person 213.53 tonnes per person 24.77 tonnes per person Ghana
1990s 158.01 tonnes per person 185.22 tonnes per person 27.2 tonnes per person Ghana
2000s 141.5 tonnes per person 157.81 tonnes per person 16.31 tonnes per person Ghana
2010s 130.88 tonnes per person 129.96 tonnes per person 0.9255 tonnes per person Botswana
2020s 117.56 tonnes per person 114.73 tonnes per person 2.82 tonnes per person Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita, Botswana or Ghana?
Botswana, at 113.58 tonnes per person against 111.17 tonnes per person in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita between Botswana and Ghana?
2.41 tonnes per person, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ghana?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Ghana rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita?
Botswana ranks 83rd and Ghana ranks 85th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 12,580 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.