Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Ghana
Ghana: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 2.69 billion tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.69 billion tonnes
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
87th
of 194 countries
All-time high
2.69 billion tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
49.10 million tonnes
in 1950
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Ghana, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 2.69 billion tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Ghana peaked at 2.69 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.10 million tonnes, in 1950.
That places Ghana 87th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Ghana, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 49.10 million tonnes | — |
| 1951 | 105.02 million tonnes | +113.9% |
| 1952 | 175.05 million tonnes | +66.7% |
| 1953 | 250.38 million tonnes | +43.0% |
| 1954 | 335.71 million tonnes | +34.1% |
| 1955 | 425.32 million tonnes | +26.7% |
| 1956 | 519.16 million tonnes | +22.1% |
| 1957 | 613.48 million tonnes | +18.2% |
| 1958 | 708.67 million tonnes | +15.5% |
| 1959 | 805.40 million tonnes | +13.6% |
| 1960 | 864.41 million tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1961 | 907.08 million tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1962 | 940.20 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 968.35 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 991.38 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 1.01 billion tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 1.03 billion tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 1.04 billion tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 1.05 billion tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 1.07 billion tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 1.08 billion tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 1.09 billion tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 1.10 billion tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 1.11 billion tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 1.13 billion tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 1.15 billion tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 1.16 billion tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 1.19 billion tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 1.20 billion tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 1.21 billion tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 1.23 billion tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 1.26 billion tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 1.28 billion tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 1.32 billion tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 1.36 billion tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 1.39 billion tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 1.42 billion tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 1.45 billion tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 1.48 billion tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 1.51 billion tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 1.54 billion tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 1.56 billion tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 1.59 billion tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.63 billion tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 1.67 billion tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 1.73 billion tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 1.80 billion tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 1.85 billion tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 1.89 billion tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 1.93 billion tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 1.96 billion tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.99 billion tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 2.02 billion tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 2.05 billion tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 2.07 billion tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 2.09 billion tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 2.12 billion tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 2.15 billion tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 2.17 billion tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 2.20 billion tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 2.22 billion tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 2.25 billion tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 2.29 billion tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 2.32 billion tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 2.35 billion tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 2.39 billion tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 2.42 billion tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 2.45 billion tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 2.48 billion tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 2.52 billion tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 2.55 billion tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 2.59 billion tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 2.62 billion tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 2.65 billion tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 2.69 billion tonnes | +1.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 2.69 billion tonnes is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.88 billion tonnes, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 2.69 billion tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.26 billion tonnes, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +113.9% | 49.10 million tonnes | 105.02 million tonnes |
| 1952 | +66.7% | 105.02 million tonnes | 175.05 million tonnes |
| 1953 | +43.0% | 175.05 million tonnes | 250.38 million tonnes |
| 1954 | +34.1% | 250.38 million tonnes | 335.71 million tonnes |
| 1955 | +26.7% | 335.71 million tonnes | 425.32 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 398.73 million tonnes | 49.10 million tonnes | 805.40 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 987.31 million tonnes | 864.41 million tonnes | 1.07 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.14 billion tonnes | 1.08 billion tonnes | 1.21 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.37 billion tonnes | 1.23 billion tonnes | 1.51 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.72 billion tonnes | 1.54 billion tonnes | 1.93 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.08 billion tonnes | 1.96 billion tonnes | 2.20 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.37 billion tonnes | 2.22 billion tonnes | 2.52 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.62 billion tonnes | 2.55 billion tonnes | 2.69 billion tonnes | 5 |
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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Ghana?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Ghana was 2.69 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.69 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.10 million tonnes in 1950.
- How does Ghana rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Ghana ranks 87th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.