Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in Ghana

Ghana: Domestic Wastewater — Emissions was 0.772 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.772 kt
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
47th
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.772 kt
in 2023
All-time low
0.2048 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in Ghana, 1990–2023

0.20.40.60.81990200620231990: 0.205 kt1991: 0.229 kt1992: 0.248 kt1993: 0.266 kt1994: 0.268 kt1995: 0.274 kt1996: 0.295 kt1997: 0.312 kt1998: 0.318 kt1999: 0.33 kt2000: 0.34 kt2001: 0.359 kt2002: 0.382 kt2003: 0.395 kt2004: 0.428 kt2005: 0.443 kt2006: 0.474 kt2007: 0.474 kt2008: 0.518 kt2009: 0.538 kt2010: 0.559 kt2011: 0.591 kt2012: 0.599 kt2013: 0.595 kt2014: 0.601 kt2015: 0.599 kt2016: 0.594 kt2017: 0.633 kt2018: 0.667 kt2019: 0.679 kt2020: 0.713 kt2021: 0.768 kt2022: 0.757 kt2023: 0.772 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 0.772 kt for domestic wastewater — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, domestic wastewater — emissions in Ghana peaked at 0.772 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2048 kt, in 1990.

That places Ghana 47th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2743 kt 0.2048 kt 0.3303 kt 10
2000s 0.4351 kt 0.3403 kt 0.5376 kt 10
2010s 0.6117 kt 0.5588 kt 0.6789 kt 10
2020s 0.7528 kt 0.7132 kt 0.772 kt 4

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 44 Uganda 0.8711 kt compare
  2. 45 Afghanistan 0.8631 kt compare
  3. 46 Niger 0.7785 kt compare
  4. 48 Kazakhstan 0.7619 kt compare
  5. 49 Yemen 0.7565 kt compare
  6. 50 Nepal 0.7436 kt compare

See the full ranking of 228 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is domestic wastewater — emissions in Ghana?
Domestic wastewater — emissions in Ghana was 0.772 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 0.772 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest domestic wastewater — emissions recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2048 kt in 1990.
How does Ghana rank for domestic wastewater — emissions?
Ghana ranks 47th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
Is domestic wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
228 places, 7,605 data points, 1990–2023
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