Egypt vs Ghana: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Egypt
0.1957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ghana
0.1966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Egypt rank
147th
Ghana rank
145th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Egypt
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.1966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Egypt, a difference of 0.0009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 147th and Ghana ranks 145th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Ghana in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1860s | 0.0497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1870s | 0.0553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1880s | 0.0635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1890s | 0.0622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1900s | 0.0607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1910s | 0.0687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1920s | 0.0889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1930s | 0.0972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1940s | 0.1919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1950s | 0.2257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1960s | 0.1973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.2196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.2124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0.2252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.2443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.2329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.1979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Egypt or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 0.1966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Egypt and Ghana?
- 0.0009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ghana?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Ghana rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Egypt ranks 147th 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.