Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in Ghana
Ghana: Domestic Wastewater — Emissions was 40.48 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in Ghana, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 40.48 kt for domestic wastewater — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic wastewater — emissions in Ghana peaked at 40.48 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.45 kt, in 1990.
Ghana ranks 45th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.45 kt | — |
| 1991 | 18.92 kt | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 19.39 kt | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 19.88 kt | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 20.36 kt | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 20.85 kt | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 21.34 kt | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 21.85 kt | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 22.39 kt | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 22.95 kt | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 23.53 kt | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 24.16 kt | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 24.84 kt | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 25.52 kt | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 26.2 kt | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 26.9 kt | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 27.61 kt | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 28.33 kt | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 29.06 kt | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 29.79 kt | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 30.52 kt | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 31.27 kt | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 32.03 kt | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 32.81 kt | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 33.6 kt | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 34.38 kt | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 35.17 kt | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 35.96 kt | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 36.71 kt | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 37.45 kt | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 38.21 kt | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 38.96 kt | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 39.72 kt | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 40.48 kt | +1.9% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 40.48 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.23 kt, 2.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 40.48 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.75 kt, 2.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.64 kt | 18.45 kt | 22.95 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.59 kt | 23.53 kt | 29.79 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.99 kt | 30.52 kt | 37.45 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.34 kt | 38.21 kt | 40.48 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 42 Angola 43.79 kt compare
- 43 Australia 43.49 kt compare
- 44 Saudi Arabia 42.49 kt compare
- 46 Mozambique 39.98 kt compare
- 47 Nepal 39.5 kt compare
- 48 Madagascar 37.08 kt compare
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 domestic wastewater — emissions in Ghana?
- Domestic wastewater — emissions in Ghana was 40.48 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest domestic wastewater — emissions recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 40.48 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest domestic wastewater — emissions recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.45 kt in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for domestic wastewater — emissions?
- Ghana ranks 45th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.