Ghana vs Tanzania: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Ghana
0.1%
in 2024
Tanzania
0.1%
in 2024
Ghana rank
87th
Tanzania rank
89th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Ghana
- Tanzania
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 87th and Tanzania ranks 89th of 215 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Ghana |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Ghana or Tanzania?
- Ghana, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Ghana and Tanzania?
- 0.0%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Tanzania?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Tanzania rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Ghana ranks 87th and Tanzania ranks 89th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.