Eritrea vs Ghana: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP

Eritrea
0.0053 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2011
Ghana
0.0051 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Eritrea rank
158th
Ghana rank
161st

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP over time

  • Eritrea
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 0.0053 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0051 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Ghana, a difference of 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Ghana ahead.

Eritrea ranks 158th and Ghana ranks 161st of 202 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Ghana Difference Ahead
1990s 0.004 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0164 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0124 tonnes per US$ of GDP Ghana
2000s 0.0071 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0156 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0085 tonnes per US$ of GDP Ghana
2010s 0.0059 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0059 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp, Eritrea or Ghana?
Eritrea, at 0.0053 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0051 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Ghana as of 2011.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp between Eritrea and Ghana?
0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Ghana?
18 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2011.
How do Eritrea and Ghana rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp?
Eritrea ranks 158th and Ghana ranks 161st of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, 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, 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
202 places, 11,089 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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