Ghana vs Zimbabwe
Ghana vs Zimbabwe: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 0.7 tonnes in Ghana and 0.77 tonnes in Zimbabwe, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Zimbabwe, by 0.07 tonnes, or 1.1 times that in Ghana.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Zimbabwe has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Ghana.
- In 2024, Ghana ranked 152 and Zimbabwe ranked 147 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 | Zimbabwe | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.7 | 0.77 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 0.69 | 0.77 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 0.75 | 0.69 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 0.72 | 0.58 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 0.65 | 0.73 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 0.62 | 0.82 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 0.58 | 0.71 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 0.55 | 0.77 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 0.54 | 0.88 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 0.53 | 0.89 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 0.56 | 0.91 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 0.54 | 0.92 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 0.46 | 1.17 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 0.44 | 0.75 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 0.36 | 0.64 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 0.39 | 0.83 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 0.38 | 0.85 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 0.32 | 0.92 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 0.31 | 0.84 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 0.34 | 0.89 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 0.37 | 1.1 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 0.32 | 1.22 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 0.31 | 1.23 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 0.36 | 1.43 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 0.34 | 1.29 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 0.25 | 1.3 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 0.25 | 1.41 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 0.23 | 1.48 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 0.22 | 1.52 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 0.21 | 1.63 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 0.21 | 1.79 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 0.18 | 1.84 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 0.2 | 1.72 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 0.21 | 1.57 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 0.19 | 1.6 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 0.19 | 1.7 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 0.18 | 1.38 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 0.17 | 1.25 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 0.15 | 1.12 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 0.13 | 1.1 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 0.22 | 1.16 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 0.26 | 1.25 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 0.22 | 1.39 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 0.23 | 1.38 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 0.26 | 1.36 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 0.28 | 1.4 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 0.28 | 1.6 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 0.28 | 1.5 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 0.27 | 1.76 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 0.26 | 1.85 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 0.26 | 1.64 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.26 | 1.76 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.26 | 1.83 | 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 Zimbabwe
Health
- Life expectancyGhana: 65.5 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 62.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGhana: 3.6 per 100 live births in 2024Zimbabwe: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGhana: 30.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zimbabwe: 33.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGhana: 44.5% in 2022Zimbabwe: 26.5% in 2022
- DepressionGhana: 3.4% in 2017Zimbabwe: 3.19% in 2017
- Suicide rateGhana: 9.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Zimbabwe: 26.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGhana: 33.8 million people in 2023Zimbabwe: 16.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthGhana: 1.9% a year in 2023Zimbabwe: 1.68% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGhana: 3.4 births per woman in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.72 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGhana: 58.9% in 2025Zimbabwe: 40.5% in 2025
- Median ageGhana: 20.9 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGhana: 3.6% in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGhana: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Zimbabwe: -6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGhana: 0.48% of GDP in 2025Zimbabwe: 0.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGhana: $385M in 2025Zimbabwe: $134M in 2025
- Military spending per personGhana: $15 in 2025Zimbabwe: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGhana: 2.4% of government spending in 2025Zimbabwe: 5.3% of government spending in 2005
- Armed forces personnelGhana: 16,000 people in 2020Zimbabwe: 51,000 people in 2020
- National powerGhana: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Zimbabwe: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGhana: 0.13% of the labour force in 2020Zimbabwe: 0.88% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGhana: 5 million TIV in 2025Zimbabwe: 20 million TIV in 2023
- Arms exportsGhana: 19 million TIV in 2005Zimbabwe: 4 million TIV in 2001