Burning - Crop residues — Emissions in Ghana

Ghana: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions was 4.5 kt in 2050. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2050)
4.5 kt
World rank
37th
of 183 countries
All-time high
4.5 kt
in 2050
All-time low
0.5246 kt
in 1965
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions in Ghana, 1961–2050

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for burning - crop residues — emissions in Ghana is 4.5 kt, measured in 2050. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions in Ghana peaked at 4.5 kt in 2050 and was at its lowest, 0.5246 kt, in 1965.

Ghana ranks 37th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4) in Ghana, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 0.6834 kt
1962 0.685 kt +0.2%
1963 0.5989 kt -12.6%
1964 0.6151 kt +2.7%
1965 0.5246 kt -14.7%
1966 0.7397 kt +41.0%
1967 0.8759 kt +18.4%
1968 0.8152 kt -6.9%
1969 0.8346 kt +2.4%
1970 1.31 kt +57.0%
1971 1.27 kt -3.4%
1972 1.16 kt -8.1%
1973 1.2 kt +3.3%
1974 1.26 kt +4.5%
1975 0.9899 kt -21.2%
1976 0.864 kt -12.7%
1977 0.8926 kt +3.3%
1978 0.7456 kt -16.5%
1979 1.13 kt +51.9%
1980 1.34 kt +18.7%
1981 1.18 kt -12.0%
1982 1.1 kt -6.8%
1983 1.15 kt +3.9%
1984 2.06 kt +80.1%
1985 1.67 kt -19.0%
1986 1.39 kt -16.6%
1987 1.59 kt +14.3%
1988 1.54 kt -3.2%
1989 1.64 kt +6.6%
1990 1.33 kt -18.8%
1991 1.8 kt +34.6%
1992 1.76 kt -1.8%
1993 1.84 kt +4.4%
1994 1.83 kt -0.8%
1995 2.01 kt +10.3%
1996 1.96 kt -2.6%
1997 1.94 kt -0.9%
1998 2.08 kt +7.3%
1999 2.05 kt -1.8%
2000 2.06 kt +0.4%
2001 2.14 kt +3.9%
2002 2.73 kt +27.7%
2003 2.32 kt -14.9%
2004 2.17 kt -6.7%
2005 2.21 kt +2.2%
2006 2.34 kt +5.6%
2007 2.31 kt -1.3%
2008 2.49 kt +8.1%
2009 2.83 kt +13.5%
2010 2.96 kt +4.5%
2011 3.07 kt +3.7%
2012 3.11 kt +1.3%
2013 3.09 kt -0.4%
2014 3.09 kt +0.0%
2015 2.73 kt -11.7%
2016 2.76 kt +0.9%
2017 3.09 kt +12.2%
2018 3.07 kt -0.6%
2019 3.53 kt +15.0%
2020 3.65 kt +3.4%
2021 3.96 kt +8.4%
2022 4.06 kt +2.4%
2023 4.07 kt +0.4%
2030 3.6 kt -11.5%
2050 4.5 kt +25.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.708 kt 0.5246 kt 0.8759 kt 9
1970s 1.08 kt 0.7456 kt 1.31 kt 10
1980s 1.47 kt 1.1 kt 2.06 kt 10
1990s 1.86 kt 1.33 kt 2.08 kt 10
2000s 2.36 kt 2.06 kt 2.83 kt 10
2010s 3.05 kt 2.73 kt 3.53 kt 10
2020s 3.93 kt 3.65 kt 4.07 kt 4
2030s 3.6 kt 3.6 kt 3.6 kt 1
2050s 4.5 kt 4.5 kt 4.5 kt 1

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 34 Italy 5.27 kt compare
  2. 35 Malawi 5.02 kt compare
  3. 36 Zimbabwe 4.83 kt compare
  4. 38 Germany 4.38 kt compare
  5. 39 Morocco 4.19 kt compare
  6. 40 Hungary 4.09 kt compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions in Ghana?
Burning - crop residues — emissions in Ghana was 4.5 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 4.5 kt in 2050.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5246 kt in 1965.
How does Ghana rank for burning - crop residues — emissions?
Ghana ranks 37th out of 183 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
235 places, 13,750 data points, 1961–2050
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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