AFOLU — Direct emissions in Ghana
Ghana: AFOLU — Direct emissions was 10.38 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
AFOLU — Direct emissions in Ghana, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 10.38 kt for afolu — direct emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — direct emissions in Ghana peaked at 10.38 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.15 kt, in 1990.
Ghana ranks 71st of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.45 kt | 3.15 kt | 3.85 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.63 kt | 3.93 kt | 5.49 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.26 kt | 5.73 kt | 9.07 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.84 kt | 9.53 kt | 10.38 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 68 Afghanistan 10.85 kt compare
- 69 Guatemala 10.75 kt compare
- 70 Iraq 10.67 kt compare
- 72 Cambodia 10.3 kt compare
- 73 Belgium-Luxembourg 9.69 kt compare
- 74 Serbia and Montenegro 9.23 kt compare
More climate change data for Ghana
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,671 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,693 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,979 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 10.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 142.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,417 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 670.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 746.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.53 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 26.67 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — direct emissions in Ghana?
- Afolu — direct emissions in Ghana was 10.38 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — direct emissions recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 10.38 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest afolu — direct emissions recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.15 kt in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for afolu — direct emissions?
- Ghana ranks 71st out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — direct emissions rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Direct emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf