Bangladesh vs Ghana: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Bangladesh
0.1844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ghana
0.1966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
148th
Ghana rank
145th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Bangladesh
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.1966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 148th and Ghana ranks 145th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 9 and Ghana in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1860s | 0.1117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1870s | 0.1362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1880s | 0.1727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1890s | 0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1900s | 0.1806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1910s | 0.1818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1920s | 0.1811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1930s | 0.1671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bangladesh |
| 1940s | 0.1556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1950s | 0.1471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1960s | 0.134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.1287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.1414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.1545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.1708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.1805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Bangladesh or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 0.1966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Bangladesh and Ghana?
- 0.0122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Ghana?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Ghana rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Bangladesh ranks 148th and Ghana ranks 145th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.