Ghana vs Samoa: Carbon intensity of GDP

Ghana
0.3231 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Samoa
0.3287 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Ghana rank
88th
Samoa rank
85th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Ghana
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.3287 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.3231 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Ghana, a difference of 0.0056 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 88th and Samoa ranks 85th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2568 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.211 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0459 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Ghana
1980s 0.2411 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2546 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0135 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Samoa
1990s 0.262 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2962 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0343 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Samoa
2000s 0.305 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3301 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0251 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Samoa
2010s 0.3172 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3647 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0475 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Samoa
2020s 0.347 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3555 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0085 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Ghana or Samoa?
Samoa, at 0.3287 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.3231 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Ghana and Samoa?
0.0056 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Samoa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Samoa rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Ghana ranks 88th and Samoa ranks 85th 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$.