Consumption co2 per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Consumption co2 per capita was 0.7805 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Consumption co2 per capita in Ghana, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for consumption co2 per capita in Ghana is 0.7805, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption co2 per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.8423 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2688, in 1992.
That places Ghana 105th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Consumption co2 per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2939 | — |
| 1991 | 0.3128 | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2688 | -14.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2955 | +9.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3331 | +12.7% |
| 1995 | 0.335 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3826 | +14.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6593 | +72.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5073 | -23.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4299 | -15.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3806 | -11.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4081 | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3931 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4711 | +19.8% |
| 2004 | 0.453 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4806 | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5586 | +16.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6001 | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5945 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5039 | -15.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5767 | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7086 | +22.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8423 | +18.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7923 | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7798 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7943 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7447 | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6743 | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7049 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6993 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7515 | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8209 | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8129 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7805 | -4.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.7805 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.05, 74% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.7805 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5849, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Consumption co2 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 | 0.6593 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3818 | 0.2688 | 0.6593 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4843 | 0.3806 | 0.6001 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7317 | 0.5767 | 0.8423 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7915 | 0.7515 | 0.8209 | 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 co2 per capita in Ghana?
- Consumption co2 per capita in Ghana was 0.7805 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption co2 per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8423 in 2012.
- What is the lowest consumption co2 per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2688 in 1992.
- How does Ghana rank for consumption co2 per capita?
- Ghana ranks 105th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is consumption co2 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption co2 per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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