Ghana vs Mali
Ghana vs Mali: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 0.7 tonnes in Ghana and 0.3 tonnes in Mali, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ghana, by 0.4 tonnes, or 2.32 times that in Mali.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Ghana has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Ghana ranked 152 and Mali ranked 172 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 | Mali | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 0.69 | 0.3 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 0.72 | 0.32 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 0.75 | 0.33 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 0.72 | 0.32 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 0.65 | 0.29 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 0.62 | 0.28 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 0.58 | 0.26 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 0.55 | 0.24 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 0.54 | 0.19 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 0.53 | 0.16 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 0.56 | 0.16 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 0.54 | 0.13 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 0.46 | 0.13 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 0.44 | 0.12 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 0.4 | 0.13 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 0.36 | 0.1 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 0.39 | 0.09 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 0.38 | 0.08 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 0.32 | 0.07 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 0.31 | 0.07 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 0.34 | 0.07 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 0.37 | 0.07 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 0.32 | 0.07 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 0.31 | 0.07 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 0.36 | 0.04 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 0.34 | 0.04 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 0.25 | 0.04 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 0.25 | 0.04 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 0.23 | 0.04 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 0.22 | 0.04 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 0.21 | 0.04 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 0.21 | 0.04 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 0.18 | 0.04 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 0.2 | 0.03 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 0.21 | 0.04 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 0.19 | 0.03 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 0.19 | 0.05 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 0.18 | 0.03 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 0.17 | 0.04 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 0.15 | 0.04 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 0.13 | 0.04 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 0.22 | 0.04 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 0.26 | 0.06 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 0.22 | 0.04 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 0.23 | 0.05 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 0.26 | 0.04 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 0.28 | 0.04 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 0.28 | 0.04 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 0.28 | 0.04 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 0.27 | 0.04 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 0.26 | 0.04 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 0.26 | 0.04 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.26 | 0.04 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.26 | 0.04 | 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 Mali
Health
- Life expectancyGhana: 65.5 years in 2023Mali: 60.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGhana: 3.6 per 100 live births in 2024Mali: 7.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGhana: 30.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mali: 60.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGhana: 3.4% in 2017Mali: 3.01% in 2017
- Suicide rateGhana: 9.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Mali: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGhana: 33.8 million people in 2023Mali: 23.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthGhana: 1.9% a year in 2023Mali: 2.97% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGhana: 3.4 births per woman in 2023Mali: 5.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGhana: 58.9% in 2025Mali: 32.2% in 2025
- Median ageGhana: 20.9 years in 2023Mali: 15.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGhana: 3.6% in 2023Mali: 2.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateGhana: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Mali: -1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGhana: 0.48% of GDP in 2025Mali: 3.87% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGhana: $385M in 2025Mali: $883M in 2025
- Military spending per personGhana: $15 in 2025Mali: $38 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGhana: 2.4% of government spending in 2025Mali: 14.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGhana: 16,000 people in 2020Mali: 41,000 people in 2020
- National powerGhana: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Mali: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGhana: 0.13% of the labour force in 2020Mali: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGhana: 5 million TIV in 2025Mali: 64 million TIV in 2025