Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Ghana
Ghana: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.1426 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Ghana, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Ghana is 0.1426 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Ghana peaked at 0.1942 kilograms per international-$ in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0673 kilograms per international-$, in 1950.
Ghana ranks 121st of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0916 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0673 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1096 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0888 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0782 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1003 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1153 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0942 kilograms per international-$ | 0.136 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1412 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1187 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1942 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1383 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1126 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1523 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1306 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0987 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1487 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1245 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1057 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1384 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1439 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1426 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1459 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 118 Romania 0.145 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 119 Netherlands 0.145 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 120 Spain 0.1441 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 122 Cape Verde 0.1406 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 123 Portugal 0.1377 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 124 El Salvador 0.1335 kilograms per international-$ compare
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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Ghana?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Ghana was 0.1426 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1942 kilograms per international-$ in 1983.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0673 kilograms per international-$ in 1950.
- How does Ghana rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Ghana ranks 121st out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).