Egypt vs Ghana: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Egypt
0.1957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ghana
0.1966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Egypt rank
144th
Ghana rank
142nd
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Egypt
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.1966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Egypt, a difference of 0.0009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.
Egypt ranks 144th and Ghana ranks 142nd of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Ghana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.2196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.2124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0.2252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.2443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.2329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.1979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Egypt or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 0.1966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Egypt and Ghana?
- 0.0009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ghana?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Ghana rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Egypt ranks 144th 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.