Ghana vs Madagascar: Carbon intensity of GDP

Ghana
0.3231 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Madagascar
0.3227 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Ghana rank
88th
Madagascar rank
89th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Ghana
  • Madagascar
0.10.150.20.250.30.35197019972024

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.3231 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.3227 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0004 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 88th and Madagascar ranks 89th of 199 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2568 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.137 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1198 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Ghana
1980s 0.2411 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.137 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1041 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Ghana
1990s 0.262 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.194 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0679 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Ghana
2000s 0.305 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1939 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1111 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Ghana
2010s 0.3172 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2705 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0467 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Ghana
2020s 0.347 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3114 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0356 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Ghana or Madagascar?
Ghana, at 0.3231 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.3227 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Ghana and Madagascar?
0.0004 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Madagascar?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Madagascar rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Ghana ranks 88th and Madagascar ranks 89th of 199 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 constant 2015 US$ 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 constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ 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
246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
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 constant 2021 US$.