Ghana vs Papua New Guinea: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal
Ghana
0.0004 tonnes per person
in 1997
Papua New Guinea
0.0007 tonnes per person
in 1998
Ghana rank
130th
Papua New Guinea rank
127th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Ghana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0007 tonnes per person against 0.0004 tonnes per person in Ghana, a difference of 0.0003 tonnes per person.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.8 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 130th and Papua New Guinea ranks 127th of 179 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0022 tonnes per person | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from coal, Ghana or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.0007 tonnes per person against 0.0004 tonnes per person in Ghana as of 1998.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from coal between Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0003 tonnes per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 1997.
- How do Ghana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Ghana ranks 130th and Papua New Guinea ranks 127th of 179 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 Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.