Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in Ghana
Ghana: Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion was 21 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in Ghana, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 21 for carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in Ghana peaked at 21 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.88, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 73rd of 136 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.88 | — |
| 2001 | 5.37 | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 6.59 | +22.7% |
| 2003 | 6.3 | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 5.79 | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 6.22 | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 7.64 | +22.8% |
| 2007 | 8.27 | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 7.78 | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 9.12 | +17.2% |
| 2010 | 10.22 | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 10.59 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 12.62 | +19.2% |
| 2013 | 13.54 | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 12.95 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 13.84 | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 14.04 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 14.87 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 16.39 | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 17.37 | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 19.33 | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 20.32 | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 19.88 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 21 | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8 | 4.88 | 9.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.64 | 10.22 | 17.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.13 | 19.33 | 21 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in Ghana?
- Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion in Ghana was 21 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 21 in 2023.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.88 in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion?
- Ghana ranks 73rd out of 136 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion (millions of tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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