Gambia vs Ghana: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP
Gambia
0.0381 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Ghana
0.046 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Gambia rank
60th
Ghana rank
57th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP over time
- Gambia
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.046 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0381 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Gambia, a difference of 0.0079 tonnes per US$ of GDP.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Ghana ahead.
Gambia ranks 60th 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 | Gambia | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.974 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 1.39 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.4199 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.5312 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.9504 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.4192 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.245 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.618 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.373 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.0838 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.4873 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.4035 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.0764 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.3626 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.2862 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.0594 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0729 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0135 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.0425 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0493 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0068 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, Gambia or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 0.046 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0381 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp between Gambia and Ghana?
- 0.0079 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Ghana?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Ghana rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp?
- Gambia ranks 60th 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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About this data
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.