Which has higher waste — emissions, France or Ghana?

France, at 2,330 kt against 708 kt in Ghana as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and Ghana?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

France vs Ghana: Waste — Emissions

France

2,330 kt

in 2023

Ghana

708 kt

in 2023

France rank

6th

Ghana rank

8th

Waste — Emissions over time

France
Ghana

How they compare

France currently reports 2,330 kt against 708 kt in Ghana, a difference of 1,622 kt.

That makes France's figure about 3.3 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.

France ranks 6th and Ghana ranks 8th of 145 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 kt	0 kt	0 kt	—
1970s	1,308 kt	0 kt	1,308 kt	France
1980s	1,435 kt	0 kt	1,435 kt	France
1990s	1,691 kt	84.05 kt	1,607 kt	France
2000s	2,043 kt	84.15 kt	1,959 kt	France
2010s	2,298 kt	144.9 kt	2,153 kt	France
2020s	2,272 kt	494 kt	1,778 kt	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, France or Ghana?: France, at 2,330 kt against 708 kt in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between France and Ghana?: 1,622 kt, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Ghana?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do France and Ghana rank globally for waste — emissions?: France ranks 6th and Ghana ranks 8th of 145 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Waste — Emissions (CO2)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 192 places, 11,013 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf