Algeria vs Ghana: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population
Algeria
0.6%
in 2100
Ghana
0.7%
in 2100
Algeria rank
43rd
Ghana rank
40th
Share of global CO₂ emissions and population over time
- Algeria
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Algeria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 43rd and Ghana ranks 40th of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 35 and Ghana in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Algeria |
| 1100s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Algeria |
| 1200s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Algeria |
| 1300s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 1400s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Ghana |
| 1500s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Ghana |
| 1600s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 1700s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Ghana |
| 1710s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Ghana |
| 1720s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Ghana |
| 1730s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Ghana |
| 1740s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Ghana |
| 1750s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Ghana |
| 1760s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Ghana |
| 1770s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Ghana |
| 1780s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Ghana |
| 1790s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Algeria |
| 1800s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 1810s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 1820s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 1830s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 1840s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 1860s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Algeria |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Algeria |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Algeria |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Algeria |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Algeria |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 2030s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 2040s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 2050s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 2060s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 2070s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Algeria |
| 2080s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Algeria |
| 2090s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Ghana |
| 2100s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions and population, Algeria or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Algeria as of 2100.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions and population between Algeria and Ghana?
- 0.1%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Ghana?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Algeria and Ghana rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions and population?
- Algeria ranks 43rd and Ghana ranks 40th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions and population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the world's population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.