Ecuador vs Ghana: Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita

Ecuador
0.239 tonnes per person
in 2023
Ghana
0.1846 tonnes per person
in 2023
Ecuador rank
70th
Ghana rank
71st

Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita over time

  • Ecuador
  • Ghana
-0.4-0.200.20.4199020062023

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0.239 tonnes per person against 0.1846 tonnes per person in Ghana, a difference of 0.0544 tonnes per person.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.3 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ghana ahead.

Ecuador ranks 70th and Ghana ranks 71st of 120 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Ghana Difference Ahead
1990s -0.1789 tonnes per person 0.1212 tonnes per person 0.3001 tonnes per person Ghana
2000s 0.1298 tonnes per person 0.1714 tonnes per person 0.0416 tonnes per person Ghana
2010s 0.2471 tonnes per person 0.2747 tonnes per person 0.0276 tonnes per person Ghana
2020s 0.2831 tonnes per person 0.1777 tonnes per person 0.1054 tonnes per person Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imported or exported co₂ emissions per capita, Ecuador or Ghana?
Ecuador, at 0.239 tonnes per person against 0.1846 tonnes per person in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in imported or exported co₂ emissions per capita between Ecuador and Ghana?
0.0544 tonnes per person, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Ghana?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Ghana rank globally for imported or exported co₂ emissions per capita?
Ecuador ranks 70th and Ghana ranks 71st of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 4,063 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Annual net carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions embedded in trade, measured in tonnes per person.