Ghana vs Uruguay: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal
Ghana
0.0%
in 1997
Uruguay
0.0%
in 2024
Ghana rank
124th
Uruguay rank
126th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Ghana
- Uruguay
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.6 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.
Ghana ranks 124th and Uruguay ranks 126th of 179 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Ghana |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from coal, Ghana or Uruguay?
- Ghana, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Uruguay as of 1997.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from coal between Ghana and Uruguay?
- 0.0%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Uruguay?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 1997.
- How do Ghana and Uruguay rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Ghana ranks 124th and Uruguay ranks 126th of 179 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 from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.