Afghanistan vs Ghana: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF over time
- Afghanistan
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 18.11 Mt CO2e against 16.25 Mt CO2e in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.86 Mt CO2e.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 81st and Ghana ranks 78th of 203 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Ghana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.94 Mt CO2e | 3.71 Mt CO2e | 7.22 Mt CO2e | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 9.15 Mt CO2e | 4.72 Mt CO2e | 4.44 Mt CO2e | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 9.53 Mt CO2e | 6.32 Mt CO2e | 3.21 Mt CO2e | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 11.96 Mt CO2e | 8.39 Mt CO2e | 3.58 Mt CO2e | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 15.66 Mt CO2e | 14.46 Mt CO2e | 1.2 Mt CO2e | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 16.03 Mt CO2e | 17.74 Mt CO2e | 1.7 Mt CO2e | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, Afghanistan or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 18.11 Mt CO2e against 16.25 Mt CO2e in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf between Afghanistan and Ghana?
- 1.86 Mt CO2e, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ghana?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Ghana rank globally for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Afghanistan ranks 81st and Ghana ranks 78th of 203 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 Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).