Ghana vs Netherlands: Methane emissions
Ghana
19.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Netherlands
19.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ghana rank
75th
Netherlands rank
76th
Methane emissions over time
- Ghana
- Netherlands
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 19.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 19.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Netherlands, a difference of 478,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Netherlands ahead.
Ghana ranks 75th and Netherlands ranks 76th of 199 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 760,215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 770,224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 792,083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 908,255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 971,644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 2.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 3.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 3.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 4.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 6.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 8.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 9.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 15.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 19.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 464,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Ghana or Netherlands?
- Ghana, at 19.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 19.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Ghana and Netherlands?
- 478,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Netherlands?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Netherlands rank globally for methane emissions?
- Ghana ranks 75th and Netherlands ranks 76th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.