Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Ghana

Ghana: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions was 0.7856 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.7856 kt
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
48th
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.7856 kt
in 2023
All-time low
0.213 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Ghana, 1990–2023

0.20.40.60.81990200620231990: 0.213 kt1991: 0.237 kt1992: 0.256 kt1993: 0.274 kt1994: 0.276 kt1995: 0.282 kt1996: 0.302 kt1997: 0.324 kt1998: 0.337 kt1999: 0.342 kt2000: 0.351 kt2001: 0.372 kt2002: 0.395 kt2003: 0.408 kt2004: 0.442 kt2005: 0.457 kt2006: 0.488 kt2007: 0.488 kt2008: 0.533 kt2009: 0.552 kt2010: 0.573 kt2011: 0.606 kt2012: 0.614 kt2013: 0.61 kt2014: 0.615 kt2015: 0.613 kt2016: 0.608 kt2017: 0.647 kt2018: 0.681 kt2019: 0.693 kt2020: 0.727 kt2021: 0.782 kt2022: 0.771 kt2023: 0.786 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Ghana stood at 0.7856 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Ghana peaked at 0.7856 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.213 kt, in 1990.

That places Ghana 48th out of 205 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (N2O) in Ghana, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.213 kt
1991 0.237 kt +11.3%
1992 0.2558 kt +7.9%
1993 0.2739 kt +7.1%
1994 0.276 kt +0.8%
1995 0.2824 kt +2.3%
1996 0.3023 kt +7.0%
1997 0.3235 kt +7.0%
1998 0.3367 kt +4.1%
1999 0.3424 kt +1.7%
2000 0.3515 kt +2.7%
2001 0.3718 kt +5.8%
2002 0.3951 kt +6.3%
2003 0.4084 kt +3.4%
2004 0.4415 kt +8.1%
2005 0.4565 kt +3.4%
2006 0.4878 kt +6.9%
2007 0.4876 kt -0.0%
2008 0.5327 kt +9.2%
2009 0.5518 kt +3.6%
2010 0.5731 kt +3.9%
2011 0.606 kt +5.7%
2012 0.6139 kt +1.3%
2013 0.61 kt -0.6%
2014 0.6146 kt +0.8%
2015 0.6131 kt -0.2%
2016 0.6078 kt -0.9%
2017 0.6472 kt +6.5%
2018 0.6808 kt +5.2%
2019 0.6931 kt +1.8%
2020 0.7274 kt +4.9%
2021 0.7821 kt +7.5%
2022 0.771 kt -1.4%
2023 0.7856 kt +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2843 kt 0.213 kt 0.3424 kt 10
2000s 0.4485 kt 0.3515 kt 0.5518 kt 10
2010s 0.626 kt 0.5731 kt 0.6931 kt 10
2020s 0.7665 kt 0.7274 kt 0.7856 kt 4

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 45 Uganda 0.8896 kt compare
  2. 46 Afghanistan 0.867 kt compare
  3. 47 Niger 0.8377 kt compare
  4. 49 Yemen 0.7808 kt compare
  5. 50 Nepal 0.7617 kt compare
  6. 51 Burkina Faso 0.7272 kt compare

See the full ranking of 258 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Ghana?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in Ghana was 0.7856 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 0.7856 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.213 kt in 1990.
How does Ghana rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions?
Ghana ranks 48th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,537 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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