Ghana vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF over time
- Ghana
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 672.0% against 86.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 585.8%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 7.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Ghana ranks 24th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th of 201 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.2% | 7.9% | 33.4% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 147.7% | 36.8% | 110.9% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 398.8% | 70.8% | 328.0% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 657.7% | 82.1% | 575.6% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, Ghana or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Ghana, at 672.0% against 86.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf between Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 585.8%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Ghana ranks 24th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th of 201 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.