Ghana vs Seychelles: Per capita methane emissions
Ghana
0.5673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Seychelles
0.5803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ghana rank
160th
Seychelles rank
158th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Ghana
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 0.5803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ghana, a difference of 0.013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 160th and Seychelles ranks 158th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 13 and Seychelles in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1860s | 0.3621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1870s | 0.3524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1880s | 0.3775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1890s | 0.374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1900s | 0.3588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1910s | 0.3827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1920s | 0.4249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1930s | 0.4751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1940s | 0.5267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1950s | 0.5255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1960s | 0.5042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.4874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.4522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 0.4716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 0.437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 0.5295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 0.578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Ghana or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 0.5803 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 Seychelles?
- 0.013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Seychelles?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Seychelles rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Ghana ranks 160th and Seychelles ranks 158th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.