Ghana vs Norway: Greenhouse gas emissions
Ghana
52.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Norway
56.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ghana rank
94th
Norway rank
91st
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Ghana
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 56.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 52.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ghana, a difference of 4.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Norway ahead.
Ghana ranks 94th and Norway ranks 91st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1860s | 2.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1870s | 3.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1880s | 5.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1890s | 6.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1900s | 6.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1910s | 6.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1920s | 13.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1930s | 15.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1940s | 22.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ghana |
| 1950s | 44.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ghana |
| 1960s | 17.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1970s | 16.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1980s | 27.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1990s | 39.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 2000s | 41.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 60.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 2010s | 52.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 2020s | 51.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 58.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Ghana or Norway?
- Norway, at 56.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 52.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Ghana and Norway?
- 4.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Norway?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Norway rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Ghana ranks 94th and Norway ranks 91st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. 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.