Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per in Ghana
Ghana: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per was 0.0005 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.0005 kt per square kilometre for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per in Ghana peaked at 0.0005 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, in 1965.
Ghana ranks 29th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +41.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +57.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -21.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +51.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +80.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +34.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0005 kt per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 kt per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0005 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 kt per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +80.1% | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre |
| 1970 | +57.0% | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre |
| 1979 | +51.9% | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 26 Poland 0.0006 kt per square kilometre compare
- 27 Sierra Leone 0.0005 kt per square kilometre compare
- 28 Gambia 0.0005 kt per square kilometre compare
- 30 Myanmar 0.0005 kt per square kilometre compare
- 31 Uganda 0.0005 kt per square kilometre compare
- 32 Eswatini 0.0005 kt per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Ghana
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 63.84 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per in Ghana?
- Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per in Ghana was 0.0005 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Ghana rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per?
- Ghana ranks 29th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.