Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Ghana

Ghana: Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 11,143 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
11,143 kt
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
70th
of 222 countries
All-time high
11,563 kt
in 2022
All-time low
7,253 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Ghana, 1990–2023

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1990200620231990: 7.3k kt1991: 7.5k kt1992: 7.5k kt1993: 7.5k kt1994: 7.6k kt1995: 7.6k kt1996: 8.1k kt1997: 8.5k kt1998: 9.8k kt1999: 8.8k kt2000: 9.5k kt2001: 8.0k kt2002: 7.9k kt2003: 8.3k kt2004: 8.1k kt2005: 9.1k kt2006: 8.9k kt2007: 8.7k kt2008: 8.8k kt2009: 8.7k kt2010: 9.0k kt2011: 9.6k kt2012: 9.3k kt2013: 9.8k kt2014: 9.7k kt2015: 10.0k kt2016: 10.1k kt2017: 10.3k kt2018: 10.1k kt2019: 10.4k kt2020: 11.3k kt2021: 10.8k kt2022: 11.6k kt2023: 11.1k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Ghana stood at 11,143 kt.

That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Ghana peaked at 11,563 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7,253 kt, in 1990.

Ghana ranks 70th of 222 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.

Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Ghana, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 7,253 kt
1991 7,485 kt +3.2%
1992 7,453 kt -0.4%
1993 7,509 kt +0.7%
1994 7,566 kt +0.8%
1995 7,644 kt +1.0%
1996 8,113 kt +6.1%
1997 8,547 kt +5.4%
1998 9,776 kt +14.4%
1999 8,773 kt -10.3%
2000 9,531 kt +8.6%
2001 7,979 kt -16.3%
2002 7,903 kt -1.0%
2003 8,321 kt +5.3%
2004 8,103 kt -2.6%
2005 9,050 kt +11.7%
2006 8,878 kt -1.9%
2007 8,690 kt -2.1%
2008 8,781 kt +1.0%
2009 8,686 kt -1.1%
2010 8,965 kt +3.2%
2011 9,560 kt +6.6%
2012 9,253 kt -3.2%
2013 9,759 kt +5.5%
2014 9,737 kt -0.2%
2015 10,017 kt +2.9%
2016 10,140 kt +1.2%
2017 10,290 kt +1.5%
2018 10,148 kt -1.4%
2019 10,370 kt +2.2%
2020 11,345 kt +9.4%
2021 10,813 kt -4.7%
2022 11,563 kt +6.9%
2023 11,143 kt -3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8,012 kt 7,253 kt 9,776 kt 10
2000s 8,592 kt 7,903 kt 9,531 kt 10
2010s 9,824 kt 8,965 kt 10,370 kt 10
2020s 11,216 kt 10,813 kt 11,563 kt 4

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 67 Nicaragua 11,945 kt compare
  2. 68 Malaysia 11,524 kt compare
  3. 69 Chile 11,169 kt compare
  4. 71 Belgium-Luxembourg 11,051 kt compare
  5. 72 Senegal 10,980 kt compare
  6. 73 Dominican Republic 10,911 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Ghana?
Agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Ghana was 11,143 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 11,563 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 7,253 kt in 1990.
How does Ghana rank for agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Ghana ranks 70th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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 Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 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