Bangladesh vs Ghana: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Bangladesh
0.1844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ghana
0.1966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
145th
Ghana rank
142nd
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Bangladesh
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.1966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 145th and Ghana ranks 142nd of 196 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.1287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.1414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.1545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.1708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.1805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Bangladesh or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 0.1966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Bangladesh and Ghana?
- 0.0122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Ghana?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Ghana rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 145th and Ghana ranks 142nd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. 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 by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.