CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita in Ghana
Ghana: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita was 0.6106 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita in Ghana, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Ghana is 0.6106 tonnes per person, 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, co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.6321 tonnes per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1255 tonnes per person, in 1950.
Ghana ranks 172nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.18 tonnes per person | 0.1255 tonnes per person | 0.209 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1977 tonnes per person | 0.1712 tonnes per person | 0.2292 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2364 tonnes per person | 0.1988 tonnes per person | 0.2693 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.22 tonnes per person | 0.1844 tonnes per person | 0.2694 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2606 tonnes per person | 0.2004 tonnes per person | 0.3023 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.313 tonnes per person | 0.2705 tonnes per person | 0.3799 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.457 tonnes per person | 0.351 tonnes per person | 0.5251 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6131 tonnes per person | 0.5959 tonnes per person | 0.6321 tonnes per person | 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)
- 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)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Ghana?
- Co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Ghana was 0.6106 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6321 tonnes per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1255 tonnes per person in 1950.
- How does Ghana rank for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Ghana ranks 172nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.