Ghana vs Rwanda
Ghana vs Rwanda: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 0.7 tonnes in Ghana and 0.16 tonnes in Rwanda, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ghana, by 0.54 tonnes, or 4.33 times that in Rwanda.
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 Rwanda ranked 183 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 | Rwanda | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.7 | 0.16 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 0.69 | 0.16 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 0.72 | 0.16 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 0.75 | 0.13 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 0.72 | 0.11 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 0.65 | 0.12 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 0.62 | 0.12 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 0.58 | 0.11 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 0.55 | 0.1 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 0.54 | 0.1 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 0.53 | 0.08 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 0.56 | 0.09 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 0.54 | 0.08 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 0.46 | 0.07 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 0.44 | 0.07 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 0.4 | 0.07 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 0.36 | 0.07 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 0.39 | 0.07 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 0.38 | 0.08 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 0.32 | 0.08 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 0.31 | 0.08 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 0.34 | 0.08 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 0.37 | 0.1 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 0.32 | 0.08 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 0.31 | 0.08 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 0.36 | 0.06 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 0.34 | 0.06 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 0.25 | 0.06 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 0.25 | 0.07 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 0.23 | 0.08 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 0.22 | 0.07 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 0.21 | 0.06 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 0.21 | 0.06 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 0.18 | 0.07 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 0.2 | 0.07 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 0.21 | 0.08 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 0.19 | 0.08 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 0.19 | 0.07 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 0.18 | 0.07 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 0.17 | 0.07 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 0.15 | 0.07 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 0.13 | 0.08 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 0.22 | 0.08 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 0.26 | 0.08 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 0.22 | 0.07 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 0.23 | 0.03 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 0.26 | 0.03 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 0.28 | 0.03 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 0.28 | 0.03 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 0.28 | 0.03 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 0.27 | 0.02 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 0.26 | 0.03 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 0.26 | 0.03 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.26 | 0.02 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.26 | 0.02 | 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 Rwanda
Health
- Life expectancyGhana: 65.5 years in 2023Rwanda: 67.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGhana: 3.6 per 100 live births in 2024Rwanda: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGhana: 30.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Rwanda: 27.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGhana: 3.4% in 2017Rwanda: 3.87% in 2017
- Suicide rateGhana: 9.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Rwanda: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGhana: 33.8 million people in 2023Rwanda: 14 million people in 2023
- Population growthGhana: 1.9% a year in 2023Rwanda: 2.18% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGhana: 3.4 births per woman in 2023Rwanda: 3.7 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGhana: 58.9% in 2025Rwanda: 30.9% in 2025
- Median ageGhana: 20.9 years in 2023Rwanda: 19.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGhana: 3.6% in 2023Rwanda: 3.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateGhana: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Rwanda: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGhana: 0.48% of GDP in 2025Rwanda: 1.29% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGhana: $385M in 2025Rwanda: $194M in 2025
- Military spending per personGhana: $15 in 2025Rwanda: $13 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGhana: 2.4% of government spending in 2025Rwanda: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGhana: 16,000 people in 2020Rwanda: 35,000 people in 2020
- National powerGhana: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Rwanda: 0.07% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGhana: 0.13% of the labour force in 2020Rwanda: 0.7% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGhana: 5 million TIV in 2025Rwanda: 37 million TIV in 2023