Cape Verde vs Ghana: How have things changed?, per square kilometre

Cape Verde
2.21 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana
2.2 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
70th
Ghana rank
71st

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Ghana
0246810196519942023

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 2.21 metric tons per square kilometre against 2.2 metric tons per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 0.01 metric tons per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 70th and Ghana ranks 71st of 215 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Ghana Difference Ahead
1960s 1.11 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4099 metric tons per square kilometre 0.6968 metric tons per square kilometre Cape Verde
1970s 1.32 metric tons per square kilometre 1.06 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2604 metric tons per square kilometre Cape Verde
1980s 2.44 metric tons per square kilometre 1.29 metric tons per square kilometre 1.15 metric tons per square kilometre Cape Verde
1990s 2.06 metric tons per square kilometre 1.81 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2507 metric tons per square kilometre Cape Verde
2000s 3.71 metric tons per square kilometre 1.7 metric tons per square kilometre 2.01 metric tons per square kilometre Cape Verde
2010s 6.73 metric tons per square kilometre 1.67 metric tons per square kilometre 5.06 metric tons per square kilometre Cape Verde
2020s 3.01 metric tons per square kilometre 2.13 metric tons per square kilometre 0.878 metric tons per square kilometre Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, Cape Verde or Ghana?
Cape Verde, at 2.21 metric tons per square kilometre against 2.2 metric tons per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Cape Verde and Ghana?
0.01 metric tons per square kilometre, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Ghana?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Ghana rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Cape Verde ranks 70th and Ghana ranks 71st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,549 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.