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

Ghana
111.17 tonnes per person
in 2024
Namibia
118.52 tonnes per person
in 2024
Ghana rank
85th
Namibia rank
82nd

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

  • Ghana
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 118.52 tonnes per person against 111.17 tonnes per person in Ghana, a difference of 7.35 tonnes per person.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 85th and Namibia ranks 82nd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Namibia Difference Ahead
1960s 325.72 tonnes per person 266.3 tonnes per person 59.42 tonnes per person Ghana
1970s 263.46 tonnes per person 229.28 tonnes per person 34.18 tonnes per person Ghana
1980s 213.53 tonnes per person 197.86 tonnes per person 15.67 tonnes per person Ghana
1990s 185.22 tonnes per person 157.44 tonnes per person 27.77 tonnes per person Ghana
2000s 157.81 tonnes per person 143.86 tonnes per person 13.95 tonnes per person Ghana
2010s 129.96 tonnes per person 133.82 tonnes per person 3.86 tonnes per person Namibia
2020s 114.73 tonnes per person 120.75 tonnes per person 6.01 tonnes per person Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita, Ghana or Namibia?
Namibia, at 118.52 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 Ghana and Namibia?
7.35 tonnes per person, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Namibia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Namibia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita?
Ghana ranks 85th and Namibia ranks 82nd 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.