Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Ghana or Kenya?

Kenya, at 3,475 kt against 3,409 kt in Ghana as of 2023.

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

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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs Kenya: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)

Ghana

3,409 kt

in 2023

Kenya

3,475 kt

in 2023

Ghana rank

93rd

Kenya rank

91st

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time

Ghana
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 3,475 kt against 3,409 kt in Ghana, a difference of 66 kt.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 93rd and Kenya ranks 91st of 232 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Kenya in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1960s	733.63 kt	544.58 kt	189.06 kt	Ghana
1970s	901.78 kt	702.62 kt	199.15 kt	Ghana
1980s	1,214 kt	1,120 kt	94.18 kt	Ghana
1990s	1,582 kt	1,484 kt	97.22 kt	Ghana
2000s	1,872 kt	1,958 kt	85.84 kt	Kenya
2010s	2,425 kt	2,670 kt	244.97 kt	Kenya
2020s	3,119 kt	3,332 kt	213.45 kt	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Ghana or Kenya?: Kenya, at 3,475 kt against 3,409 kt in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between Ghana and Kenya?: 66 kt, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Kenya?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Kenya rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?: Ghana ranks 93rd and Kenya ranks 91st of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 265 places, 15,268 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 26 October 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