Finland vs Ghana: Carbon intensity of GDP

Finland
0.099 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Ghana
0.0993 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Finland rank
125th
Ghana rank
123rd

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Finland
  • Ghana
0.10.20.3199020072024

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.0993 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.099 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Finland, a difference of 0.0003 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 125th and Ghana ranks 123rd of 191 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Ghana Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3037 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0805 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.2232 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Finland
2000s 0.2375 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0937 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1438 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Finland
2010s 0.1726 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0975 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0752 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Finland
2020s 0.115 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1066 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0084 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Finland or Ghana?
Ghana, at 0.0993 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.099 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Finland as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Finland and Ghana?
0.0003 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Ghana?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Finland and Ghana rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Finland ranks 125th 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 $.