Ghana vs Yemen: Carbon intensity of GDP
Ghana
0.3231 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Yemen
0.326 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2018
Ghana rank
88th
Yemen rank
87th
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Ghana
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.326 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.3231 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Ghana, a difference of 0.0029 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Yemen ahead.
Ghana ranks 88th and Yemen ranks 87th of 199 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.262 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.3382 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0763 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.305 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.4224 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.1174 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.3164 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.378 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0616 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Ghana or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.326 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.3231 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Ghana as of 2018.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Ghana and Yemen?
- 0.0029 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Yemen?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
- How do Ghana and Yemen rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Ghana ranks 88th and Yemen ranks 87th 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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About this data
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$.