Ghana vs Sri Lanka: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) over time
- Ghana
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 8.3 Mt CO2e against 7.53 Mt CO2e in Ghana, a difference of 0.77 Mt CO2e.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Ghana ranks 72nd and Sri Lanka ranks 69th of 194 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0372 Mt CO2e | 0.0937 Mt CO2e | 0.0565 Mt CO2e | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.0186 Mt CO2e | 0.3085 Mt CO2e | 0.2899 Mt CO2e | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.2333 Mt CO2e | 0.6727 Mt CO2e | 0.4394 Mt CO2e | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 1.48 Mt CO2e | 3.71 Mt CO2e | 2.23 Mt CO2e | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 3.92 Mt CO2e | 6.83 Mt CO2e | 2.91 Mt CO2e | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 6.9 Mt CO2e | 8.18 Mt CO2e | 1.29 Mt CO2e | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy), Ghana or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 8.3 Mt CO2e against 7.53 Mt CO2e in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy) between Ghana and Sri Lanka?
- 0.77 Mt CO2e, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sri Lanka?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Sri Lanka rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy)?
- Ghana ranks 72nd and Sri Lanka ranks 69th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from electricity and heat generation (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 code 1.A.1.a. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).