Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Ghana
Ghana: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 4,492 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Ghana, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 4,492 kt for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Ghana peaked at 4,492 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,354 kt, in 1990.
Ghana ranks 43rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,354 kt | — |
| 1991 | 3,414 kt | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 3,461 kt | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 3,498 kt | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 3,528 kt | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 3,559 kt | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 3,587 kt | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 3,619 kt | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 3,653 kt | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 3,673 kt | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 3,682 kt | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 3,701 kt | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 3,724 kt | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 3,753 kt | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 3,783 kt | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 3,818 kt | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 3,872 kt | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 3,922 kt | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 3,971 kt | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 4,008 kt | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 4,049 kt | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 4,093 kt | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 4,134 kt | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 4,185 kt | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 4,218 kt | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 4,250 kt | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 4,284 kt | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 4,317 kt | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 4,350 kt | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 4,381 kt | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 4,410 kt | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 4,439 kt | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 4,466 kt | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 4,492 kt | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,535 kt | 3,354 kt | 3,673 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,823 kt | 3,682 kt | 4,008 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,226 kt | 4,049 kt | 4,381 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,452 kt | 4,410 kt | 4,492 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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- 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 agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Ghana?
- Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Ghana was 4,492 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 4,492 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,354 kt in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Ghana ranks 43rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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 Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). 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