Ghana vs Somalia: Greenhouse gas emissions

Ghana
52.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Somalia
47.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ghana rank
94th
Somalia rank
96th

Greenhouse gas emissions over time

  • Ghana
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 52.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 47.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Somalia, a difference of 4.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Somalia ahead.

Ghana ranks 94th and Somalia ranks 96th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 11 and Somalia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Somalia Difference Ahead
1850s 2.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 717,785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
1860s 2.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 646,035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
1870s 3.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29,278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
1880s 5.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ghana
1890s 6.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ghana
1900s 6.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ghana
1910s 6.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ghana
1920s 13.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ghana
1930s 15.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ghana
1940s 22.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ghana
1950s 44.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 27.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ghana
1960s 17.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 892,050 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
1970s 16.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
1980s 27.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 31.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
1990s 39.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 33.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ghana
2000s 41.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 41.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 716,540 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
2010s 52.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 43.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ghana
2020s 51.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 46.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Ghana or Somalia?
Ghana, at 52.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 47.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Ghana and Somalia?
4.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Somalia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Somalia rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
Ghana ranks 94th and Somalia ranks 96th 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

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.