Ghana vs India: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Ghana
0.1966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
India
0.2137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ghana rank
142nd
India rank
139th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Ghana
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 0.2137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ghana, a difference of 0.0171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 142nd and India ranks 139th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.2265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.2052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.2186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.1912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.1835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 2020s | 0.1934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Ghana or India?
- India, at 0.2137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Ghana and India?
- 0.0171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and India?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and India rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 142nd and India ranks 139th 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.