What is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Ghana?

Cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Ghana was 0.1198 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in Ghana?

The highest recorded value was 0.2567 kg CO2eq/kg in 1983.

What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in Ghana?

The lowest recorded value was 0.105 kg CO2eq/kg in 1966.

How does Ghana rank for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity?

Ghana ranks 155th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.

Is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in Ghana?

Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Ghana data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Ghana

Name: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Ghana
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Ghana: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity was 0.1198 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.1198 kg CO2eq/kg

Change on year

down 6.7%

World rank

155th

of 189 countries

All-time high

0.2567 kg CO2eq/kg

in 1983

All-time low

0.105 kg CO2eq/kg

in 1966

Years of data

1961–2023

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Ghana, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 0.1198 kg CO2eq/kg for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in 2023.

The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Ghana peaked at 0.2567 kg CO2eq/kg in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.105 kg CO2eq/kg, in 1966.

Ghana ranks 155th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1272 kg CO2eq/kg	0.105 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1371 kg CO2eq/kg	9
1970s	0.1457 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1265 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1738 kg CO2eq/kg	10
1980s	0.1599 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1262 kg CO2eq/kg	0.2567 kg CO2eq/kg	10
1990s	0.1179 kg CO2eq/kg	0.106 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1495 kg CO2eq/kg	10
2000s	0.1238 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1113 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1485 kg CO2eq/kg	10
2010s	0.1372 kg CO2eq/kg	0.112 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1702 kg CO2eq/kg	10
2020s	0.1275 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1198 kg CO2eq/kg	0.1317 kg CO2eq/kg	4

Countries ranked near Ghana

152 Guinea 0.1224 kg CO2eq/kg compare
153 Bangladesh 0.122 kg CO2eq/kg compare
154 Hungary 0.1201 kg CO2eq/kg compare
156 Azerbaijan 0.1195 kg CO2eq/kg compare
157 Kazakhstan 0.117 kg CO2eq/kg compare
158 Ukraine 0.1156 kg CO2eq/kg compare

See the full ranking of 222 places →

More climate change data for Ghana

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 6,671 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 2,693 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 3,979 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 10.16 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 142.09 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,417 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 670.16 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 746.8 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 2.53 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 26.67 kt (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Ghana?: Cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Ghana was 0.1198 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in Ghana?: The highest recorded value was 0.2567 kg CO2eq/kg in 1983.
What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in Ghana?: The lowest recorded value was 0.105 kg CO2eq/kg in 1966.
How does Ghana rank for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity?: Ghana ranks 155th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in Ghana?: Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ghana data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity
Unit: kg CO2eq/kg
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 222 places, 12,381 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.