Ghana vs India: Per capita methane emissions
Ghana
0.5673
in 2024
India
0.5922
in 2024
Ghana rank
160th
India rank
157th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Ghana
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 0.5922 against 0.5673 in Ghana, a difference of 0.0249.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was India ahead.
Ghana ranks 160th and India ranks 157th of 199 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3752 | 0.8542 | 0.479 | India |
| 1860s | 0.3621 | 0.859 | 0.4969 | India |
| 1870s | 0.3524 | 0.8663 | 0.5138 | India |
| 1880s | 0.3775 | 0.8706 | 0.4931 | India |
| 1890s | 0.374 | 0.8762 | 0.5022 | India |
| 1900s | 0.3588 | 0.8438 | 0.485 | India |
| 1910s | 0.3827 | 0.8083 | 0.4256 | India |
| 1920s | 0.4249 | 0.8154 | 0.3905 | India |
| 1930s | 0.4751 | 0.821 | 0.3458 | India |
| 1940s | 0.5267 | 0.9197 | 0.3929 | India |
| 1950s | 0.5255 | 1.02 | 0.4974 | India |
| 1960s | 0.5042 | 0.9544 | 0.4502 | India |
| 1970s | 0.4874 | 0.8436 | 0.3562 | India |
| 1980s | 0.4522 | 0.7891 | 0.3368 | India |
| 1990s | 0.4716 | 0.6954 | 0.2238 | India |
| 2000s | 0.437 | 0.6289 | 0.1919 | India |
| 2010s | 0.5295 | 0.592 | 0.0626 | India |
| 2020s | 0.578 | 0.5849 | 0.0069 | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Ghana or India?
- India, at 0.5922 against 0.5673 in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Ghana and India?
- 0.0249, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and India?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and India rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Ghana ranks 160th and India ranks 157th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.