Ghana vs Uruguay: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil

Ghana
0.1%
in 2024
Uruguay
0.1%
in 2024
Ghana rank
95th
Uruguay rank
94th

Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time

  • Ghana
  • Uruguay
00.020.040.060.08194619852024

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Ghana, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 75 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 95th and Uruguay ranks 94th of 215 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Uruguay Difference Ahead
1950s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Uruguay
1960s 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% Uruguay
1970s 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% Uruguay
1980s 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% Uruguay
1990s 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% Uruguay
2000s 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% Uruguay
2010s 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% Uruguay
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Ghana or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Ghana and Uruguay?
0.0%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Uruguay?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Uruguay rank globally for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
Ghana ranks 95th and Uruguay ranks 94th 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
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, 20,888 data points, 1855–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.