Co emissions per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Co emissions per capita was 0.6106 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6106
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
172nd
of 213 countries
All-time high
0.6321
in 2021
All-time low
0.1255
in 1950
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Co emissions per capita in Ghana, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co emissions per capita in Ghana is 0.6106, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co emissions per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.6321 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1255, in 1950.
That places Ghana 172nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Co emissions per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.1255 | — |
| 1951 | 0.1675 | +33.5% |
| 1952 | 0.1612 | -3.8% |
| 1953 | 0.1834 | +13.8% |
| 1954 | 0.1752 | -4.5% |
| 1955 | 0.2007 | +14.5% |
| 1956 | 0.1763 | -12.2% |
| 1957 | 0.2049 | +16.2% |
| 1958 | 0.209 | +2.0% |
| 1959 | 0.1964 | -6.1% |
| 1960 | 0.21 | +6.9% |
| 1961 | 0.1877 | -10.6% |
| 1962 | 0.1953 | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2292 | +17.4% |
| 1964 | 0.2142 | -6.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2161 | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1783 | -17.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1807 | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1945 | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1712 | -12.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2693 | +57.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2212 | -17.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2349 | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2323 | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2675 | +15.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2342 | -12.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1988 | -15.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2471 | +24.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2417 | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2174 | -10.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2019 | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2318 | +14.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2289 | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2694 | +17.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1844 | -31.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2301 | +24.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2102 | -8.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2203 | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2193 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2039 | -7.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2282 | +12.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2471 | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2004 | -18.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2301 | +14.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2671 | +16.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2658 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2728 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3023 | +10.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2988 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2931 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2705 | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 0.296 | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3128 | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3139 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.295 | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2723 | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3699 | +35.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3799 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3433 | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2762 | -19.5% |
| 2010 | 0.351 | +27.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3958 | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4728 | +19.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4605 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4727 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5077 | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.474 | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4145 | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4958 | +19.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5251 | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.601 | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6321 | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6258 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5959 | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 0.6106 | +2.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.6106 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7616, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.6106 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3417, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.18 | 0.1255 | 0.209 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1977 | 0.1712 | 0.2292 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2364 | 0.1988 | 0.2693 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.22 | 0.1844 | 0.2694 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2606 | 0.2004 | 0.3023 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.313 | 0.2705 | 0.3799 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.457 | 0.351 | 0.5251 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6131 | 0.5959 | 0.6321 | 5 |
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 co emissions per capita in Ghana?
- Co emissions per capita in Ghana was 0.6106 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co emissions per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6321 in 2021.
- What is the lowest co emissions per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1255 in 1950.
- How does Ghana rank for co emissions per capita?
- Ghana ranks 172nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co emissions per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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