Ghana vs India: emissions of air pollutants, per capita

Ghana
0.0328 tonnes per person
in 2022
India
0.033 tonnes per person
in 2022
Ghana rank
126th
India rank
125th

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

  • Ghana
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 0.033 tonnes per person against 0.0328 tonnes per person in Ghana, a difference of 0.0002 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 126th and India ranks 125th of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and India in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana India Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0638 tonnes per person 0.0419 tonnes per person 0.0219 tonnes per person Ghana
1970s 0.0629 tonnes per person 0.0401 tonnes per person 0.0228 tonnes per person Ghana
1980s 0.063 tonnes per person 0.0404 tonnes per person 0.0226 tonnes per person Ghana
1990s 0.0638 tonnes per person 0.0402 tonnes per person 0.0236 tonnes per person Ghana
2000s 0.0402 tonnes per person 0.037 tonnes per person 0.0031 tonnes per person Ghana
2010s 0.0311 tonnes per person 0.0369 tonnes per person 0.0058 tonnes per person India
2020s 0.0325 tonnes per person 0.0331 tonnes per person 0.0006 tonnes per person India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, Ghana or India?
India, at 0.033 tonnes per person against 0.0328 tonnes per person in Ghana as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Ghana and India?
0.0002 tonnes per person, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and India?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Ghana and India rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
Ghana ranks 126th and India ranks 125th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
emissions of air pollutants, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 13,011 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.