Benin vs Ghana: Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita

Benin
0.0005 kt per person
in 2023
Ghana
0.0006 kt per person
in 2023
Benin rank
151st
Ghana rank
148th

Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita over time

  • Benin
  • Ghana
0000.001196119922023

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.0006 kt per person against 0.0005 kt per person in Benin, a difference of 0.0001 kt per person.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.

Benin ranks 151st and Ghana ranks 148th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Ghana Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person Ghana
1970s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person Ghana
1980s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person Ghana
1990s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person Ghana
2000s 0.0003 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person 0 kt per person Ghana
2010s 0.0005 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person 0 kt per person Benin
2020s 0.0005 kt per person 0.0006 kt per person 0 kt per person Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2), per capita, Benin or Ghana?
Ghana, at 0.0006 kt per person against 0.0005 kt per person in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2), per capita between Benin and Ghana?
0.0001 kt per person, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Ghana?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Benin and Ghana rank globally for energy — emissions (co2), per capita?
Benin ranks 151st and Ghana ranks 148th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Energy — Emissions (CO2) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.