Cote d'Ivoire vs Ghana: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Cote d'Ivoire
5.19 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Ghana
4.78 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Cote d'Ivoire rank
79th
Ghana rank
82nd
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Ghana
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 5.19 tonnes per square kilometre against 4.78 tonnes per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 0.41 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Cote d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 79th and Ghana ranks 82nd of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8115 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.19 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.38 tonnes per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 1970s | 1.22 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.82 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.6 tonnes per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 1980s | 1.72 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.01 tonnes per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 1990s | 2.31 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.82 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.51 tonnes per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2000s | 3.37 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.85 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4794 tonnes per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2010s | 4.85 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.88 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.969 tonnes per square kilometre | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 5.1 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.64 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4625 tonnes per square kilometre | Cote d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Cote d'Ivoire or Ghana?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 5.19 tonnes per square kilometre against 4.78 tonnes per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana?
- 0.41 tonnes per square kilometre, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 79th and Ghana ranks 82nd of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.