What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Ghana?

The highest recorded value was 3.83 billion tonnes in 2024.

What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Ghana?

The lowest recorded value was 790,398 tonnes in 1850.

How does Ghana rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?

Ghana ranks 43rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.

Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Ghana?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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 land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Ghana

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Ghana
Creator: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Ghana: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 3.83 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

3.83 billion tonnes

Change on year

up 0.4%

World rank

43rd

of 197 countries

All-time high

3.83 billion tonnes

in 2024

All-time low

790,398 tonnes

in 1850

Years of data

175

1850–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Ghana, 1850–2024

Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Ghana stood at 3.83 billion tonnes. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Ghana peaked at 3.83 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 790,398 tonnes, in 1850.

Ghana ranks 43rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1850s	18.44 million tonnes	790,398 tonnes	41.41 million tonnes	10
1860s	69.07 million tonnes	46.59 million tonnes	91.97 million tonnes	10
1870s	129.88 million tonnes	98.11 million tonnes	163.46 million tonnes	10
1880s	217.31 million tonnes	172.32 million tonnes	264.20 million tonnes	10
1890s	330.03 million tonnes	275.55 million tonnes	385.86 million tonnes	10
1900s	456.24 million tonnes	398.49 million tonnes	514.27 million tonnes	10
1910s	573.81 million tonnes	525.94 million tonnes	620.43 million tonnes	10
1920s	750.92 million tonnes	637.95 million tonnes	876.27 million tonnes	10
1930s	1.04 billion tonnes	905.46 million tonnes	1.17 billion tonnes	10
1940s	1.38 billion tonnes	1.20 billion tonnes	1.57 billion tonnes	10
1950s	1.96 billion tonnes	1.61 billion tonnes	2.36 billion tonnes	10
1960s	2.53 billion tonnes	2.42 billion tonnes	2.61 billion tonnes	10
1970s	2.67 billion tonnes	2.62 billion tonnes	2.73 billion tonnes	10
1980s	2.87 billion tonnes	2.74 billion tonnes	2.99 billion tonnes	10
1990s	3.18 billion tonnes	3.02 billion tonnes	3.37 billion tonnes	10
2000s	3.49 billion tonnes	3.40 billion tonnes	3.57 billion tonnes	10
2010s	3.67 billion tonnes	3.59 billion tonnes	3.76 billion tonnes	10
2020s	3.80 billion tonnes	3.78 billion tonnes	3.83 billion tonnes	5

Countries ranked near Ghana

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See the full ranking of 197 places →

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)

All data for Ghana →

Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Ghana?: Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Ghana was 3.83 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 from land-use change recorded in Ghana?: The highest recorded value was 3.83 billion tonnes in 2024.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Ghana?: The lowest recorded value was 790,398 tonnes in 1850.
How does Ghana rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?: Ghana ranks 43rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Ghana?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.