France vs Ghana: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre

France
4.74 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Ghana
4.78 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
France rank
83rd
Ghana rank
82nd

emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time

  • France
  • Ghana
0510152025196119912022

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 4.78 tonnes per square kilometre against 4.74 tonnes per square kilometre in France, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.

France ranks 83rd and Ghana ranks 82nd of 207 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Ghana Difference Ahead
1960s 18.08 tonnes per square kilometre 2.19 tonnes per square kilometre 15.89 tonnes per square kilometre France
1970s 23.68 tonnes per square kilometre 2.82 tonnes per square kilometre 20.86 tonnes per square kilometre France
1980s 22.32 tonnes per square kilometre 3.73 tonnes per square kilometre 18.58 tonnes per square kilometre France
1990s 16.87 tonnes per square kilometre 4.82 tonnes per square kilometre 12.05 tonnes per square kilometre France
2000s 10.29 tonnes per square kilometre 3.85 tonnes per square kilometre 6.44 tonnes per square kilometre France
2010s 6.19 tonnes per square kilometre 3.88 tonnes per square kilometre 2.31 tonnes per square kilometre France
2020s 4.74 tonnes per square kilometre 4.64 tonnes per square kilometre 0.102 tonnes per square kilometre France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, France or Ghana?
Ghana, at 4.78 tonnes per square kilometre against 4.74 tonnes per square kilometre in France as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between France and Ghana?
0.04 tonnes per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Ghana?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do France and Ghana rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
France ranks 83rd 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

France vs Ghana: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 11 October 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/emissions-of-air-pollutants-per-square-kilometre/france/ghana/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/emissions-of-air-pollutants-per-square-kilometre/france/ghana/">France vs Ghana: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 11,657 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed

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.