Ghana vs South America: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), annual growth rate
Ghana
2.99 % change on previous year
in 2023
South America
1.37 % change on previous year
in 2023
Ghana rank
26th
South America rank
23rd
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), annual growth rate over time
- Ghana
- South America
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 2.99 % change on previous year against 1.37 % change on previous year in South America, a difference of 1.62 % change on previous year.
That makes Ghana's figure about 2.2 times South America's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was South America ahead.
Ghana ranks 26th and South America ranks 23rd of 232 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and South America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.54 % change on previous year | 4.55 % change on previous year | 0.0072 % change on previous year | South America |
| 1970s | -0.9936 % change on previous year | 2.69 % change on previous year | 3.68 % change on previous year | South America |
| 1980s | 4.04 % change on previous year | 2.14 % change on previous year | 1.9 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 1990s | 4.24 % change on previous year | 2.92 % change on previous year | 1.32 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2000s | 4.86 % change on previous year | 1.96 % change on previous year | 2.9 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2010s | 2.39 % change on previous year | 1.76 % change on previous year | 0.6266 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2020s | 3.34 % change on previous year | 1.29 % change on previous year | 2.05 % change on previous year | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), annual growth rate, Ghana or South America?
- Ghana, at 2.99 % change on previous year against 1.37 % change on previous year in South America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), annual growth rate between Ghana and South America?
- 1.62 % change on previous year, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and South America?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and South America rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), annual growth rate?
- Ghana ranks 26th and South America ranks 23rd of 232 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.