Ghana vs India: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre

Ghana
0.0429 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
India
0.0467 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
36th
India rank
33rd

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Ghana
  • India
00.010.020.030.040.05196119922023

How they compare

India currently reports 0.0467 kt per square kilometre against 0.0429 kt per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 0.0038 kt per square kilometre.

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

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

Ghana ranks 36th and India ranks 33rd of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana India Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0045 kt per square kilometre 0.0151 kt per square kilometre 0.0106 kt per square kilometre India
1970s 0.0055 kt per square kilometre 0.0187 kt per square kilometre 0.0132 kt per square kilometre India
1980s 0.0074 kt per square kilometre 0.0288 kt per square kilometre 0.0213 kt per square kilometre India
1990s 0.0108 kt per square kilometre 0.0297 kt per square kilometre 0.0189 kt per square kilometre India
2000s 0.0144 kt per square kilometre 0.0354 kt per square kilometre 0.021 kt per square kilometre India
2010s 0.0312 kt per square kilometre 0.039 kt per square kilometre 0.0078 kt per square kilometre India
2020s 0.0414 kt per square kilometre 0.0421 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Ghana or India?
India, at 0.0467 kt per square kilometre against 0.0429 kt per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Ghana and India?
0.0038 kt per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and India?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ghana and India rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
Ghana ranks 36th and India ranks 33rd of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), 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

Ghana vs India: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 25 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/energy-emissions-co2eq-from-ch4-ar5-per-square-kilometre/ghana/india/

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/energy-emissions-co2eq-from-ch4-ar5-per-square-kilometre/ghana/india/">Ghana vs India: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 10,671 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) 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.