Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Finland or Ghana?

Finland, at 2,388 kt against 2,335 kt in Ghana as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs Ghana: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)

Finland

2,388 kt

in 2023

Ghana

2,335 kt

in 2023

Finland rank

103rd

Ghana rank

105th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) over time

Finland
Ghana

How they compare

Finland currently reports 2,388 kt against 2,335 kt in Ghana, a difference of 53 kt.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 103rd and Ghana ranks 105th of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1960s	4,542 kt	666.09 kt	3,876 kt	Finland
1970s	5,754 kt	826.28 kt	4,928 kt	Finland
1980s	6,084 kt	1,129 kt	4,956 kt	Finland
1990s	6,518 kt	1,362 kt	5,156 kt	Finland
2000s	5,303 kt	1,580 kt	3,723 kt	Finland
2010s	4,010 kt	1,996 kt	2,014 kt	Finland
2020s	3,138 kt	2,276 kt	861.7 kt	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Finland or Ghana?: Finland, at 2,388 kt against 2,335 kt in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Finland and Ghana?: 53 kt, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Ghana?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Finland and Ghana rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?: Finland ranks 103rd and Ghana ranks 105th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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: 17 September 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