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
0.010.020.030.040.050.06195019872024

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

Indicator
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.