Ghana vs Portugal: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Ghana
52.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Portugal
54.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ghana rank
94th
Portugal rank
92nd
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Ghana
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 54.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 52.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ghana, a difference of 2.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Portugal ahead.
Ghana ranks 94th and Portugal ranks 92nd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1860s | 2.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1870s | 3.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1880s | 5.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1890s | 6.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1900s | 6.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1910s | 6.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1920s | 13.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ghana |
| 1930s | 15.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 648,240 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1940s | 22.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ghana |
| 1950s | 44.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ghana |
| 1960s | 17.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1970s | 16.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1980s | 27.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1990s | 39.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 69.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 2000s | 41.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 77.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 2010s | 52.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 2020s | 51.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Ghana or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 54.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 52.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Ghana and Portugal?
- 2.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Portugal?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Portugal rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Ghana ranks 94th and Portugal ranks 92nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.