Ghana vs Guinea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Ghana
2.69 billion tonnes
in 2024
Guinea
2.80 billion tonnes
in 2024
Ghana rank
87th
Guinea rank
85th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Ghana
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 2.80 billion tonnes against 2.69 billion tonnes in Ghana, a difference of 115.20 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea ahead.
Ghana ranks 87th and Guinea ranks 85th of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 7 and Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 398.73 million tonnes | 347.73 million tonnes | 51.00 million tonnes | Ghana |
| 1960s | 987.31 million tonnes | 813.94 million tonnes | 173.37 million tonnes | Ghana |
| 1970s | 1.14 billion tonnes | 1.02 billion tonnes | 125.49 million tonnes | Ghana |
| 1980s | 1.37 billion tonnes | 1.17 billion tonnes | 195.47 million tonnes | Ghana |
| 1990s | 1.72 billion tonnes | 1.36 billion tonnes | 363.31 million tonnes | Ghana |
| 2000s | 2.08 billion tonnes | 1.59 billion tonnes | 488.66 million tonnes | Ghana |
| 2010s | 2.37 billion tonnes | 2.20 billion tonnes | 172.62 million tonnes | Ghana |
| 2020s | 2.62 billion tonnes | 2.69 billion tonnes | 72.97 million tonnes | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Ghana or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 2.80 billion tonnes against 2.69 billion tonnes in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Ghana and Guinea?
- 115.20 million tonnes, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Guinea?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Guinea rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Ghana ranks 87th and Guinea ranks 85th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.