Denmark vs Ghana: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Denmark
33.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ghana
34.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Denmark rank
86th
Ghana rank
84th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Denmark
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 34.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 33.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Denmark, a difference of 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 86th and Ghana ranks 84th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 17 and Ghana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 956,433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 423,206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 533,227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1860s | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 429,606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 922,588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1870s | 1.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 447,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1880s | 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 562,010 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1890s | 4.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 622,447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1900s | 6.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 666,375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1910s | 9.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 796,340 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1920s | 11.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 999,188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1930s | 15.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1940s | 18.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1950s | 27.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1960s | 48.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1970s | 65.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 60.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1980s | 59.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 1990s | 66.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 57.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 2000s | 58.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 2010s | 42.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Denmark |
| 2020s | 33.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 313,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Denmark or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 34.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 33.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Denmark and Ghana?
- 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ghana?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Ghana rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Denmark ranks 86th and Ghana ranks 84th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.