Drained organic soils — Emissions in Ghana

Ghana: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 78.19 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
78.19 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
85th
of 221 countries
All-time high
90.42 kt
in 2002
All-time low
70.9 kt
in 2016
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Ghana, 1990–2024

0204060801001990200720241990: 83.8 kt1991: 83.8 kt1992: 83.8 kt1993: 83.8 kt1994: 83.8 kt1995: 85.7 kt1996: 86.5 kt1997: 86.5 kt1998: 86.5 kt1999: 86.5 kt2000: 89 kt2001: 90.3 kt2002: 90.4 kt2003: 90.2 kt2004: 88.6 kt2005: 88.5 kt2006: 88.3 kt2007: 87.6 kt2008: 83.8 kt2009: 80.2 kt2010: 79.2 kt2011: 79.2 kt2012: 77.1 kt2013: 73.2 kt2014: 71.5 kt2015: 71.5 kt2016: 70.9 kt2017: 71.3 kt2018: 73.3 kt2019: 72.9 kt2020: 74 kt2021: 76.5 kt2022: 78.2 kt2023: 78.2 kt2024: 78.2 kt

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 82 Bosnia and Herzegovina 103.93 kt compare
  2. 83 Fiji 80.18 kt compare
  3. 84 Ecuador 79.94 kt compare
  4. 86 Costa Rica 74.2 kt compare
  5. 87 Slovak Republic 65.29 kt compare
  6. 88 Puerto Rico 61 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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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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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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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.