El Salvador vs Ghana: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
El Salvador
1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ghana
1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
El Salvador rank
181st
Ghana rank
183rd
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- El Salvador
- Ghana
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ghana, a difference of 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 181st and Ghana ranks 183rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 13 and Ghana in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 10.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 7.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 7.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 6.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 5.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 7.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 9.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 4.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 4.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 4.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1950s | 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1960s | 3.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 2010s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 2020s | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, El Salvador or Ghana?
- El Salvador, at 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between El Salvador and Ghana?
- 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Ghana?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Ghana rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- El Salvador ranks 181st and Ghana ranks 183rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.