Ghana vs Saint Helena: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Ghana
0.1966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Saint Helena
0.2042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ghana rank
145th
Saint Helena rank
144th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Ghana
- Saint Helena
How they compare
Saint Helena currently reports 0.2042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ghana, a difference of 0.0076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1854 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 145th and Saint Helena ranks 144th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 16 and Saint Helena in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Saint Helena | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1860s | 0.0534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1870s | 0.0522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1880s | 0.077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1890s | 0.0802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1900s | 0.0836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1910s | 0.0908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1920s | 0.1297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1930s | 0.1452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1940s | 0.3199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1950s | 0.3092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1960s | 0.2234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.2265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.2052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.2186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.1912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.1835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Helena |
| 2020s | 0.1934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Helena |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Ghana or Saint Helena?
- Saint Helena, at 0.2042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Ghana and Saint Helena?
- 0.0076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Saint Helena ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Saint Helena?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1854 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Saint Helena rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Ghana ranks 145th and Saint Helena ranks 144th 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.