Finland vs Ghana: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Finland
0.2%
in 2024
Ghana
0.2%
in 2024
Finland rank
75th
Ghana rank
72nd
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Finland
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Finland, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 75th and Ghana ranks 72nd of 201 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Finland |
| 1860s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Finland |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Finland |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Finland |
| 1890s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Finland |
| 1900s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Finland |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Finland |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Finland |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Finland |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Finland |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Finland |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Finland |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Finland |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Finland or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Finland and Ghana?
- 0.0%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Ghana?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Ghana rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Finland ranks 75th and Ghana ranks 72nd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.