Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions in Ghana

Ghana: Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions was 2.63 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
2.63 kt
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
64th
of 196 countries
All-time high
2.63 kt
in 2023
All-time low
0.3473 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions in Ghana, 1961–2023

0.511.522.5196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, agricultural soils — indirect emissions in Ghana stood at 2.63 kt. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 52.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — indirect emissions in Ghana peaked at 2.63 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3473 kt, in 1961.

Ghana ranks 64th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O) in Ghana, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 0.3473 kt
1962 0.3732 kt +7.5%
1963 0.3928 kt +5.3%
1964 0.4521 kt +15.1%
1965 0.4776 kt +5.6%
1966 0.4971 kt +4.1%
1967 0.5286 kt +6.3%
1968 0.5511 kt +4.3%
1969 0.5825 kt +5.7%
1970 0.607 kt +4.2%
1971 0.6066 kt -0.1%
1972 0.6506 kt +7.3%
1973 0.6236 kt -4.2%
1974 0.6869 kt +10.2%
1975 0.6856 kt -0.2%
1976 0.6834 kt -0.3%
1977 0.6821 kt -0.2%
1978 0.6796 kt -0.4%
1979 0.6795 kt -0.0%
1980 0.6918 kt +1.8%
1981 0.7051 kt +1.9%
1982 0.7082 kt +0.4%
1983 0.7057 kt -0.4%
1984 0.7337 kt +4.0%
1985 0.7473 kt +1.9%
1986 0.7363 kt -1.5%
1987 0.796 kt +8.1%
1988 0.8082 kt +1.5%
1989 0.872 kt +7.9%
1990 0.8173 kt -6.3%
1991 0.8707 kt +6.5%
1992 0.8478 kt -2.6%
1993 0.869 kt +2.5%
1994 0.873 kt +0.5%
1995 0.8795 kt +0.7%
1996 0.9425 kt +7.2%
1997 0.9817 kt +4.2%
1998 1.01 kt +2.8%
1999 1.04 kt +3.2%
2000 1.07 kt +2.9%
2001 1.1 kt +2.4%
2002 1.14 kt +4.1%
2003 1.19 kt +4.0%
2004 1.24 kt +4.0%
2005 1.25 kt +1.1%
2006 1.3 kt +4.3%
2007 1.33 kt +2.3%
2008 1.41 kt +5.4%
2009 1.47 kt +4.4%
2010 1.52 kt +3.8%
2011 1.59 kt +4.2%
2012 1.66 kt +4.8%
2013 1.73 kt +4.1%
2014 1.81 kt +4.5%
2015 1.89 kt +4.4%
2016 1.98 kt +4.8%
2017 2.09 kt +5.3%
2018 2.17 kt +3.9%
2019 2.27 kt +4.8%
2020 2.37 kt +4.5%
2021 2.42 kt +2.1%
2022 2.5 kt +3.0%
2023 2.63 kt +5.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.4669 kt 0.3473 kt 0.5825 kt 9
1970s 0.6585 kt 0.6066 kt 0.6869 kt 10
1980s 0.7504 kt 0.6918 kt 0.872 kt 10
1990s 0.9132 kt 0.8173 kt 1.04 kt 10
2000s 1.25 kt 1.07 kt 1.47 kt 10
2010s 1.87 kt 1.52 kt 2.27 kt 10
2020s 2.48 kt 2.37 kt 2.63 kt 4

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 61 Yemen 2.88 kt compare
  2. 62 Ireland 2.71 kt compare
  3. 63 Mauritania 2.71 kt compare
  4. 65 Angola 2.62 kt compare
  5. 66 Zimbabwe 2.59 kt compare
  6. 67 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2.52 kt compare

See the full ranking of 248 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — indirect emissions in Ghana?
Agricultural soils — indirect emissions in Ghana was 2.63 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — indirect emissions recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 2.63 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — indirect emissions recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3473 kt in 1961.
How does Ghana rank for agricultural soils — indirect emissions?
Ghana ranks 64th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — indirect emissions rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 52.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
248 places, 14,264 data points, 1961–2023
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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