Ghana vs Western Europe: Waste — Emissions (CO2)
Waste — Emissions (CO2) over time
- Ghana
- Western Europe
How they compare
Western Europe currently reports 2,374 kt against 708 kt in Ghana, a difference of 1,666 kt.
That makes Western Europe's figure about 3.4 times Ghana's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Western Europe has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 8th and Western Europe ranks 9th of 169 countries.
Western Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt | 0 kt | 0 kt | — |
| 1970s | 0 kt | 1,645 kt | 1,645 kt | Western Europe |
| 1980s | 0 kt | 1,813 kt | 1,813 kt | Western Europe |
| 1990s | 84.05 kt | 2,020 kt | 1,935 kt | Western Europe |
| 2000s | 84.15 kt | 2,272 kt | 2,188 kt | Western Europe |
| 2010s | 144.9 kt | 2,493 kt | 2,348 kt | Western Europe |
| 2020s | 494 kt | 2,337 kt | 1,843 kt | Western Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions, Ghana or Western Europe?
- Western Europe, at 2,374 kt against 708 kt in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions between Ghana and Western Europe?
- 1,666 kt, with Western Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Western Europe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Western Europe rank globally for waste — emissions?
- Ghana ranks 8th and Western Europe ranks 9th of 169 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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About this data
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