Agrifood systems — Emissions in Ghana

Ghana: Agrifood systems — Emissions was 18.65 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
18.65 kt
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
70th
of 222 countries
All-time high
20.26 kt
in 2020
All-time low
10.69 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood systems — Emissions in Ghana, 1990–2023

051015201990200620231990: 10.7 kt1991: 11 kt1992: 10.9 kt1993: 11 kt1994: 10.9 kt1995: 11 kt1996: 12.3 kt1997: 12.9 kt1998: 15.4 kt1999: 13 kt2000: 15.2 kt2001: 11.7 kt2002: 11.3 kt2003: 12.5 kt2004: 11.6 kt2005: 14.6 kt2006: 14.4 kt2007: 13.5 kt2008: 13.5 kt2009: 13.1 kt2010: 13.9 kt2011: 15.2 kt2012: 14.7 kt2013: 16 kt2014: 15.6 kt2015: 16.4 kt2016: 16.4 kt2017: 17.4 kt2018: 16.9 kt2019: 17.4 kt2020: 20.3 kt2021: 17.8 kt2022: 20 kt2023: 18.6 kt

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

Analysis

Ghana recorded 18.65 kt for agrifood systems — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions in Ghana peaked at 20.26 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.69 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 in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood systems — Emissions (N2O) in Ghana, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 10.69 kt
1991 10.98 kt +2.8%
1992 10.85 kt -1.2%
1993 10.96 kt +0.9%
1994 10.94 kt -0.1%
1995 11.04 kt +0.9%
1996 12.33 kt +11.6%
1997 12.88 kt +4.5%
1998 15.37 kt +19.3%
1999 12.97 kt -15.6%
2000 15.18 kt +17.0%
2001 11.68 kt -23.1%
2002 11.31 kt -3.2%
2003 12.51 kt +10.6%
2004 11.57 kt -7.5%
2005 14.63 kt +26.5%
2006 14.4 kt -1.5%
2007 13.55 kt -5.9%
2008 13.54 kt -0.1%
2009 13.06 kt -3.5%
2010 13.86 kt +6.1%
2011 15.16 kt +9.4%
2012 14.71 kt -3.0%
2013 16.04 kt +9.0%
2014 15.59 kt -2.8%
2015 16.36 kt +4.9%
2016 16.4 kt +0.2%
2017 17.41 kt +6.2%
2018 16.87 kt -3.1%
2019 17.39 kt +3.1%
2020 20.26 kt +16.5%
2021 17.78 kt -12.2%
2022 20.01 kt +12.5%
2023 18.65 kt -6.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11.9 kt 10.69 kt 15.37 kt 10
2000s 13.14 kt 11.31 kt 15.18 kt 10
2010s 15.98 kt 13.86 kt 17.41 kt 10
2020s 19.17 kt 17.78 kt 20.26 kt 4

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 67 Nepal 19.74 kt compare
  2. 68 Chile 19.14 kt compare
  3. 69 Senegal 19.13 kt compare
  4. 71 Hungary 18.45 kt compare
  5. 72 Cambodia 17.89 kt compare
  6. 73 Zimbabwe 17.55 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems — emissions in Ghana?
Agrifood systems — emissions in Ghana was 18.65 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 20.26 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 10.69 kt in 1990.
How does Ghana rank for agrifood systems — emissions?
Ghana ranks 70th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems — emissions rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood systems — Emissions (N2O)
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