Ghana vs India: Waste — Emissions per capita
Ghana
0.1 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
India
0.1 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Ghana rank
161st
India rank
161st
Waste — Emissions per capita over time
- Ghana
- India
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.1 t CO2eq/cap against 0.1 t CO2eq/cap in India, a difference of 0 t CO2eq/cap.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 161st and India ranks 161st of 208 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and India in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.093 t CO2eq/cap | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 0.003 t CO2eq/cap | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.082 t CO2eq/cap | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 0.008 t CO2eq/cap | India |
| 2010s | 0.087 t CO2eq/cap | 0.093 t CO2eq/cap | 0.006 t CO2eq/cap | India |
| 2020s | 0.095 t CO2eq/cap | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 0.005 t CO2eq/cap | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions per capita, Ghana or India?
- Ghana, at 0.1 t CO2eq/cap against 0.1 t CO2eq/cap in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions per capita between Ghana and India?
- 0 t CO2eq/cap, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and India?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and India rank globally for waste — emissions per capita?
- Ghana ranks 161st and India ranks 161st of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions per capita. 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 indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.