Consumption-based carbon intensity in Ghana
Ghana: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.1853 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▬ Flat
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Ghana, 1990–2022
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-$.
Analysis
In 2022, consumption-based carbon intensity in Ghana stood at 0.1853 kilograms per international-$.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based carbon intensity in Ghana peaked at 0.332 kilograms per international-$ in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.1511 kilograms per international-$, in 1992.
Ghana ranks 88th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2011 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1511 kilograms per international-$ | 0.332 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2005 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1787 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2348 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2006 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1643 kilograms per international-$ | 0.241 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1846 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1792 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1895 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 85 Pakistan 0.186 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 86 El Salvador 0.1857 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 87 Turkey 0.1854 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 89 Egypt 0.1833 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 90 Qatar 0.1832 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 91 Costa Rica 0.1824 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 consumption-based carbon intensity in Ghana?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in Ghana was 0.1853 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 consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.332 kilograms per international-$ in 1997.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1511 kilograms per international-$ in 1992.
- How does Ghana rank for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Ghana ranks 88th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption-based carbon intensity rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).