Which has higher waste — emissions, Ghana or Republic of Korea?

Republic of Korea, at 1,610 kt against 708 kt in Ghana as of 2023.

What is the difference in waste — emissions between Ghana and Republic of Korea?

902 kt, with Republic of Korea ahead.

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

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.

Ghana vs Republic of Korea: Waste — Emissions

Ghana

708 kt

in 2023

Republic of Korea

1,610 kt

in 2023

Ghana rank

8th

Republic of Korea rank

7th

Waste — Emissions over time

Ghana
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 1,610 kt against 708 kt in Ghana, a difference of 902 kt.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 2.3 times Ghana's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 8th and Republic of Korea ranks 7th of 145 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 kt	0 kt	0 kt	—
1970s	0 kt	163.5 kt	163.5 kt	Republic of Korea
1980s	0 kt	254.4 kt	254.4 kt	Republic of Korea
1990s	84.05 kt	834.8 kt	750.75 kt	Republic of Korea
2000s	84.15 kt	1,523 kt	1,439 kt	Republic of Korea
2010s	144.9 kt	1,517 kt	1,372 kt	Republic of Korea
2020s	494 kt	1,610 kt	1,116 kt	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Ghana or Republic of Korea?: Republic of Korea, at 1,610 kt against 708 kt in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Ghana and Republic of Korea?: 902 kt, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Republic of Korea?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Republic of Korea rank globally for waste — emissions?: Ghana ranks 8th and Republic of Korea ranks 7th 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