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

Ghana
2.2 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
2.03 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
71st
Portugal rank
74th

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • Ghana
  • Portugal
0246196519942023

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 2.2 metric tons per square kilometre against 2.03 metric tons per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0.17 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Portugal ahead.

Ghana ranks 71st and Portugal ranks 74th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4099 metric tons per square kilometre 5.86 metric tons per square kilometre 5.45 metric tons per square kilometre Portugal
1970s 1.06 metric tons per square kilometre 4.25 metric tons per square kilometre 3.19 metric tons per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 1.29 metric tons per square kilometre 3.5 metric tons per square kilometre 2.21 metric tons per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 1.81 metric tons per square kilometre 3.05 metric tons per square kilometre 1.24 metric tons per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 1.7 metric tons per square kilometre 2.44 metric tons per square kilometre 0.7375 metric tons per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 1.67 metric tons per square kilometre 2.24 metric tons per square kilometre 0.5697 metric tons per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 2.13 metric tons per square kilometre 2.03 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1016 metric tons per square kilometre Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, Ghana or Portugal?
Ghana, at 2.2 metric tons per square kilometre against 2.03 metric tons per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Ghana and Portugal?
0.17 metric tons per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Portugal?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Portugal rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Ghana ranks 71st and Portugal ranks 74th 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.