Ghana vs Syria: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Ghana
1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Syria
1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ghana rank
183rd
Syria rank
180th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Ghana
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ghana, a difference of 0.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Syria ahead.
Ghana ranks 183rd and Syria ranks 180th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 9 and Syria in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1860s | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1870s | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1880s | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1890s | 2.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1900s | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1910s | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1920s | 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1930s | 3.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1940s | 4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1950s | 7.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1960s | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1970s | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1980s | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 1990s | 2.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 2000s | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 2010s | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
| 2020s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Ghana or Syria?
- Syria, at 1.57 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 Ghana and Syria?
- 0.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Syria?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Syria rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Ghana ranks 183rd and Syria ranks 180th 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.