Ghana vs Côte d’Ivoire
Ghana vs Côte d’Ivoire: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 0.7 tonnes in Ghana and 0.59 tonnes in Côte d’Ivoire, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ghana, by 0.11 tonnes, or 1.19 times that in Côte d’Ivoire.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Ghana has been higher since 2006, when it overtook Côte d’Ivoire.
- In 2024, Ghana ranked 152 and Côte d’Ivoire ranked 155 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Ghana | Côte d’Ivoire | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.7 | 0.59 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 0.69 | 0.58 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 0.72 | 0.61 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 0.75 | 0.58 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 0.72 | 0.46 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 0.65 | 0.47 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 0.62 | 0.45 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 0.58 | 0.46 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 0.55 | 0.44 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 0.54 | 0.45 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 0.53 | 0.43 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 0.56 | 0.41 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 0.54 | 0.38 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 0.46 | 0.31 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 0.44 | 0.33 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 0.4 | 0.29 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 0.36 | 0.32 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 0.39 | 0.3 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 0.38 | 0.31 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 0.34 | 0.3 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 0.37 | 0.4 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 0.32 | 0.38 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 0.31 | 0.39 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 0.36 | 0.42 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 0.25 | 0.35 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 0.25 | 0.3 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 0.21 | 0.24 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 0.18 | 0.24 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 0.2 | 0.24 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 0.21 | 0.28 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 0.19 | 0.3 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 0.19 | 0.31 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 0.18 | 0.33 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 0.17 | 0.33 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 0.15 | 0.37 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 0.13 | 0.44 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 0.22 | 0.39 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 0.26 | 0.42 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 0.22 | 0.48 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 0.23 | 0.53 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 0.26 | 0.59 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 0.28 | 0.53 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 0.28 | 0.55 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 0.28 | 0.5 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 0.27 | 0.48 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 0.26 | 0.49 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 0.26 | 0.5 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.26 | 0.47 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.26 | 0.48 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Ghana vs Côte d’Ivoire
Health
- Life expectancyGhana: 65.5 years in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 61.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGhana: 3.6 per 100 live births in 2024Côte d’Ivoire: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGhana: 30.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 51.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGhana: 44.5% in 2022Côte d’Ivoire: 43.9% in 2022
- DepressionGhana: 3.4% in 2017Côte d’Ivoire: 3.34% in 2017
- Suicide rateGhana: 9.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Côte d’Ivoire: 13.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGhana: 33.8 million people in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 31.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthGhana: 1.9% a year in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 2.45% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGhana: 3.4 births per woman in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 4.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGhana: 58.9% in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 54.6% in 2025
- Median ageGhana: 20.9 years in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 18.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGhana: 3.6% in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGhana: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Côte d’Ivoire: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGhana: 0.48% of GDP in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 0.77% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGhana: $385M in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: $721M in 2025
- Military spending per personGhana: $15 in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: $24 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGhana: 2.4% of government spending in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGhana: 16,000 people in 2020Côte d’Ivoire: 27,000 people in 2020
- National powerGhana: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Côte d’Ivoire: 0.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGhana: 0.13% of the labour force in 2020Côte d’Ivoire: 0.25% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGhana: 5 million TIV in 2025Côte d’Ivoire: 15 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGhana: 19 million TIV in 2005Côte d’Ivoire: 1 million TIV in 1971