CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change in Ghana
Ghana: CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change was 21.02 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change in Ghana, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change in Ghana stood at 21.02 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 58.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change in Ghana peaked at 21.02 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 637,536 tonnes, in 1950.
Ghana ranks 87th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.06 million tonnes | 637,536 tonnes | 1.36 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.54 million tonnes | 1.34 million tonnes | 1.72 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.40 million tonnes | 2.03 million tonnes | 2.72 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.96 million tonnes | 2.41 million tonnes | 3.51 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.52 million tonnes | 3.24 million tonnes | 5.61 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.97 million tonnes | 5.31 million tonnes | 8.98 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.03 million tonnes | 8.94 million tonnes | 16.42 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.32 million tonnes | 19.16 million tonnes | 21.02 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More climate change data for Ghana
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.7% (2100)
- Population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Population, total 35.06 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.8% (2025)
- Urban population 20.66 million (2025)
- Urban population 58.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.6106 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 426.54 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.6106 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.6106 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change in Ghana?
- Co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change in Ghana was 21.02 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 21.02 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 637,536 tonnes in 1950.
- How does Ghana rank for co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change?
- Ghana ranks 87th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 75 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.