Ecuador vs Ghana: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP

Ecuador
0.0387 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Ghana
0.046 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Ecuador rank
59th
Ghana rank
57th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP over time

  • Ecuador
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.046 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0387 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0073 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Ecuador's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Ecuador ranks 59th and Ghana ranks 57th of 193 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Ghana Difference Ahead
1960s 1.25 tonnes per US$ of GDP 1.56 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.3065 tonnes per US$ of GDP Ghana
1970s 0.5818 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.9504 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.3686 tonnes per US$ of GDP Ghana
1980s 0.2335 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.618 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.3845 tonnes per US$ of GDP Ghana
1990s 0.2034 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.4873 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.284 tonnes per US$ of GDP Ghana
2000s 0.1331 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.3626 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.2295 tonnes per US$ of GDP Ghana
2010s 0.0502 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0729 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0227 tonnes per US$ of GDP Ghana
2020s 0.043 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0493 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0062 tonnes per US$ of GDP Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp, Ecuador or Ghana?
Ghana, at 0.046 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0387 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Ecuador as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp between Ecuador and Ghana?
0.0073 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Ghana?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Ghana rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp?
Ecuador ranks 59th and Ghana ranks 57th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 10,813 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.