Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita was 0.7805 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita in Ghana, 1990–2023
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
In 2023, consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Ghana stood at 0.7805 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.8423 tonnes per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2688 tonnes per person, in 1992.
Ghana ranks 105th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2939 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.3128 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2688 tonnes per person | -14.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2955 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3331 tonnes per person | +12.7% |
| 1995 | 0.335 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3826 tonnes per person | +14.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6593 tonnes per person | +72.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5073 tonnes per person | -23.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4299 tonnes per person | -15.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3806 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4081 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3931 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4711 tonnes per person | +19.8% |
| 2004 | 0.453 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4806 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5586 tonnes per person | +16.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6001 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5945 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5039 tonnes per person | -15.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5767 tonnes per person | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7086 tonnes per person | +22.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8423 tonnes per person | +18.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7923 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7798 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7943 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7447 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6743 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7049 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6993 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7515 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8209 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8129 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7805 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.7805 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.05 tonnes per person, 74% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.7805 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5849 tonnes per person, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +72.3% | 0.3826 tonnes per person | 0.6593 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3818 tonnes per person | 0.2688 tonnes per person | 0.6593 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4843 tonnes per person | 0.3806 tonnes per person | 0.6001 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7317 tonnes per person | 0.5767 tonnes per person | 0.8423 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7915 tonnes per person | 0.7515 tonnes per person | 0.8209 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More climate change data for Ghana
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 63.84 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,671 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,693 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,979 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 10.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 142.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,417 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 670.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 746.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.53 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Ghana?
- Consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Ghana was 0.7805 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8423 tonnes per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2688 tonnes per person in 1992.
- How does Ghana rank for consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Ghana ranks 105th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.