Bahamas vs Ghana: Carbon intensity of GDP

Bahamas
0.1003 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Ghana
0.0993 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Bahamas rank
122nd
Ghana rank
123rd

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Bahamas
  • Ghana
00.050.10.15199020072024

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 0.1003 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.0993 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Ghana, a difference of 0.001 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 122nd and Ghana ranks 123rd of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Ghana Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1196 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0805 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0391 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Bahamas
2000s 0.0879 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0937 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0058 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Ghana
2010s 0.0935 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0975 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.004 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Ghana
2020s 0.1066 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1066 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Bahamas or Ghana?
Bahamas, at 0.1003 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.0993 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Bahamas and Ghana?
0.001 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Ghana?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Bahamas and Ghana rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Bahamas ranks 122nd and Ghana ranks 123rd of 191 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 intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 8,228 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in 2021 PPP $.