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
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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About this data
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.