Bangladesh vs Ghana: Methane emissions, per capita
Bangladesh
0.5506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ghana
0.5673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
159th
Ghana rank
157th
Methane emissions, per capita over time
- Bangladesh
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.5673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 159th and Ghana ranks 157th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 6 and Ghana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 0.7647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 0.6149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 0.5598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 0.5393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 0.5473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 0.5495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per capita, Bangladesh or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 0.5673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per capita between Bangladesh and Ghana?
- 0.0167 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 methane emissions, per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 159th and Ghana ranks 157th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.