Drained organic soils — Emissions in Ghana
Ghana: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 78.19 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drained organic soils — Emissions in Ghana, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2024, drained organic soils — emissions in Ghana stood at 78.19 kt.
That represents a change of up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Ghana peaked at 90.42 kt in 2002 and was at its lowest, 70.9 kt, in 2016.
Ghana ranks 85th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.07 kt | 83.81 kt | 86.49 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.68 kt | 80.2 kt | 90.42 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.99 kt | 70.9 kt | 79.17 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.02 kt | 74.03 kt | 78.19 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 82 Bosnia and Herzegovina 103.93 kt compare
- 83 Fiji 80.18 kt compare
- 84 Ecuador 79.94 kt compare
- 86 Costa Rica 74.2 kt compare
- 87 Slovak Republic 65.29 kt compare
- 88 Puerto Rico 61 kt compare
More climate change data for Ghana
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 26.67 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — emissions in Ghana?
- Drained organic soils — emissions in Ghana was 78.19 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 90.42 kt in 2002.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.9 kt in 2016.
- How does Ghana rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
- Ghana ranks 85th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.