Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Ghana
Ghana: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal was 4.16 million tonnes in 1997. ▲ Rising
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Ghana, 1950–1997
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 4.16 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in 1997. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Ghana peaked at 4.16 million tonnes in 1997 and was at its lowest, 168,544 tonnes, in 1950.
That places Ghana 122nd out of 179 countries with data for 1997, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.56 million tonnes | 168,544 tonnes | 2.80 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.46 million tonnes | 2.96 million tonnes | 3.85 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.01 million tonnes | 3.94 million tonnes | 4.06 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.08 million tonnes | 4.06 million tonnes | 4.11 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.14 million tonnes | 4.11 million tonnes | 4.16 million tonnes | 8 |
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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 cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Ghana?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Ghana was 4.16 million tonnes in 1997, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 4.16 million tonnes in 1997.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 168,544 tonnes in 1950.
- How does Ghana rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Ghana ranks 122nd out of 179 countries with data for 1997.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.