Ghana vs Vanuatu: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Ghana
1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Vanuatu
1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ghana rank
183rd
Vanuatu rank
184th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Ghana
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Ghana ranks 183rd and Vanuatu ranks 184th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1860s | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1870s | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1880s | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1890s | 2.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1900s | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1910s | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1920s | 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1930s | 3.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1940s | 4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 61.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 56.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1950s | 7.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1960s | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 2.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4588 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, Ghana or Vanuatu?
- Ghana, at 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Vanuatu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Ghana and Vanuatu?
- 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Vanuatu?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Vanuatu rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Ghana ranks 183rd and Vanuatu ranks 184th 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.