Ghana vs India: Per capita methane emissions
Ghana
0.5673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
India
0.5922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ghana rank
160th
India rank
157th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Ghana
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 0.5922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ghana, a difference of 0.0249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
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 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1860s | 0.3621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1870s | 0.3524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1880s | 0.3775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1890s | 0.374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1900s | 0.3588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1910s | 0.3827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1920s | 0.4249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1930s | 0.4751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1940s | 0.5267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1950s | 0.5255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1960s | 0.5042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1970s | 0.4874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1980s | 0.4522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1990s | 0.4716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 2000s | 0.437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 2010s | 0.5295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 2020s | 0.578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 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 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Ghana and India?
- 0.0249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by 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.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.