Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Ghana
Ghana: Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population was 0.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Ghana, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Ghana stood at 0.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Ghana peaked at 0.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1992.
Ghana ranks 74th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4 |
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 share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Ghana?
- Share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Ghana was 0.1% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1992.
- How does Ghana rank for share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Ghana ranks 74th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global consumption-based co₂ emissions vs. share of population rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.