Finland vs Ghana: Nitrous oxide emissions
Finland
6.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ghana
6.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Finland rank
75th
Ghana rank
72nd
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Finland
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 6.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 6.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Finland, a difference of 395,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 75th and Ghana ranks 72nd of 201 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 488,964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 105,181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 383,783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1860s | 525,381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 112,135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 413,246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1870s | 633,971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 140,732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 493,239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1880s | 794,792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 184,992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 609,799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1890s | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 211,139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 811,358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1900s | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 240,812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 938,934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1910s | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 318,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 855,105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1920s | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 474,486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 839,571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1930s | 1.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 516,742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1940s | 2.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1950s | 4.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1960s | 5.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1970s | 6.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1980s | 7.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 1990s | 7.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 2000s | 7.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 2010s | 7.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
| 2020s | 6.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 452,864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Finland or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 6.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 6.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Finland and Ghana?
- 395,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Ghana?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Ghana rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Finland ranks 75th and Ghana ranks 72nd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide 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.