Ghana vs India: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita

Ghana
78.07 tonnes per person
in 2024
India
72.78 tonnes per person
in 2024
Ghana rank
149th
India rank
152nd

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

  • Ghana
  • India
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 78.07 tonnes per person against 72.78 tonnes per person in India, a difference of 5.29 tonnes per person.

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

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

Ghana ranks 149th and India ranks 152nd of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana India Difference Ahead
1960s 126.53 tonnes per person 66.43 tonnes per person 60.1 tonnes per person Ghana
1970s 112.48 tonnes per person 61.4 tonnes per person 51.08 tonnes per person Ghana
1980s 101.63 tonnes per person 55.81 tonnes per person 45.82 tonnes per person Ghana
1990s 99.76 tonnes per person 52.77 tonnes per person 47 tonnes per person Ghana
2000s 94.06 tonnes per person 53.57 tonnes per person 40.49 tonnes per person Ghana
2010s 83.66 tonnes per person 60.46 tonnes per person 23.2 tonnes per person Ghana
2020s 79.07 tonnes per person 69.73 tonnes per person 9.34 tonnes per person Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Ghana or India?
Ghana, at 78.07 tonnes per person against 72.78 tonnes per person in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Ghana and India?
5.29 tonnes per person, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and India?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ghana and India rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
Ghana ranks 149th and India ranks 152nd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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 including land-use change, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 12,148 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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.