Canada vs Ghana: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP
Canada
0.0335 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Ghana
0.0323 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Canada rank
86th
Ghana rank
89th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP over time
- Canada
- Ghana
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.0335 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0323 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Ghana, a difference of 0.0012 tonnes per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 86th and Ghana ranks 89th of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6551 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.6036 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0515 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.2727 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.4048 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1321 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.1282 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.294 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1658 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.0885 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.2624 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1739 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.0603 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.214 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1537 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.0409 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0467 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0059 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.0365 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0339 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0026 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp, Canada or Ghana?
- Canada, at 0.0335 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0323 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp between Canada and Ghana?
- 0.0012 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ghana?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Ghana rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?
- Canada ranks 86th and Ghana ranks 89th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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 including 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.