Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Ghana
Ghana: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -55,227 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Ghana, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Ghana recorded -55,227 kt for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 437.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Ghana peaked at 18,080 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, -55,227 kt, in 2021.
Ghana ranks 216th of 223 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18,080 kt | — |
| 1991 | 18,080 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 18,080 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 18,080 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 18,080 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 18,080 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 18,080 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 18,080 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 18,080 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 18,080 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 18,080 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | -13,097 kt | -172.4% |
| 2002 | -13,097 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -13,097 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -13,097 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -13,097 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -13,097 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -13,097 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -13,097 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -13,097 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -13,097 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 16,390 kt | -225.1% |
| 2012 | 16,390 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16,390 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16,390 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16,390 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16,566 kt | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 16,566 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16,566 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16,566 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16,566 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | -55,227 kt | -433.4% |
| 2022 | -55,227 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -55,227 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -55,227 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -55,227 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,080 kt | 18,080 kt | 18,080 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -9,980 kt | -13,097 kt | 18,080 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,512 kt | -13,097 kt | 16,566 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -43,262 kt | -55,227 kt | 16,566 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Ghana?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Ghana was -55,227 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 18,080 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was -55,227 kt in 2021.
- How does Ghana rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Ghana ranks 216th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 437.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).