AFOLU — Emissions in Ghana

Ghana: AFOLU — Emissions was 236.97 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
236.97 kt
Change on year
down 6.3%
World rank
77th
of 216 countries
All-time high
252.93 kt
in 2022
All-time low
139.38 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

AFOLU — Emissions in Ghana, 1990–2023

01002003001990200620231990: 139.4 kt1991: 145.5 kt1992: 142.8 kt1993: 143.4 kt1994: 144.4 kt1995: 146 kt1996: 161.8 kt1997: 176.1 kt1998: 223.7 kt1999: 182.3 kt2000: 209 kt2001: 152.6 kt2002: 149 kt2003: 163 kt2004: 154 kt2005: 186.7 kt2006: 178.6 kt2007: 170.1 kt2008: 171.6 kt2009: 166.8 kt2010: 175.3 kt2011: 194.8 kt2012: 182.2 kt2013: 198.4 kt2014: 196.4 kt2015: 205.6 kt2016: 208.8 kt2017: 213 kt2018: 206.7 kt2019: 213.5 kt2020: 247.3 kt2021: 226.9 kt2022: 252.9 kt2023: 237 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, afolu — emissions in Ghana stood at 236.97 kt.

That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, afolu — emissions in Ghana peaked at 252.93 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 139.38 kt, in 1990.

That places Ghana 77th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 160.53 kt 139.38 kt 223.75 kt 10
2000s 170.13 kt 149.02 kt 209.05 kt 10
2010s 199.47 kt 175.28 kt 213.53 kt 10
2020s 241.02 kt 226.93 kt 252.93 kt 4

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 74 Dominican Republic 257.1 kt compare
  2. 75 Saudi Arabia 255.07 kt compare
  3. 76 Cuba 249.18 kt compare
  4. 78 Chile 234.51 kt compare
  5. 79 Belgium 227.59 kt compare
  6. 80 Denmark 223.43 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is afolu — emissions in Ghana?
Afolu — emissions in Ghana was 236.97 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest afolu — emissions recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 252.93 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest afolu — emissions recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 139.38 kt in 1990.
How does Ghana rank for afolu — emissions?
Ghana ranks 77th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is afolu — emissions rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. 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 — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
AFOLU — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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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