Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Ghana

Ghana: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) was 81.45 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
81.45 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
85th
of 221 countries
All-time high
94.21 kt
in 2002
All-time low
73.86 kt
in 2016
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Ghana, 1990–2023

0204060801001990200620231990: 87.3 kt1991: 87.3 kt1992: 87.3 kt1993: 87.3 kt1994: 87.3 kt1995: 89.3 kt1996: 90.1 kt1997: 90.1 kt1998: 90.1 kt1999: 90.1 kt2000: 92.7 kt2001: 94.1 kt2002: 94.2 kt2003: 94 kt2004: 92.3 kt2005: 92.2 kt2006: 91.9 kt2007: 91.3 kt2008: 87.3 kt2009: 83.5 kt2010: 82.5 kt2011: 82.5 kt2012: 80.3 kt2013: 76.2 kt2014: 74.5 kt2015: 74.5 kt2016: 73.9 kt2017: 74.2 kt2018: 76.3 kt2019: 75.9 kt2020: 77.1 kt2021: 79.7 kt2022: 81.5 kt2023: 81.5 kt

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

Analysis

Ghana recorded 81.45 kt for drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Ghana peaked at 94.21 kt in 2002 and was at its lowest, 73.86 kt, in 2016.

That places Ghana 85th out of 221 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Ghana, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 87.3 kt
1991 87.3 kt +0.0%
1992 87.3 kt +0.0%
1993 87.3 kt +0.0%
1994 87.3 kt +0.0%
1995 89.28 kt +2.3%
1996 90.12 kt +0.9%
1997 90.12 kt +0.0%
1998 90.12 kt +0.0%
1999 90.12 kt +0.0%
2000 92.7 kt +2.9%
2001 94.09 kt +1.5%
2002 94.21 kt +0.1%
2003 93.97 kt -0.2%
2004 92.27 kt -1.8%
2005 92.18 kt -0.1%
2006 91.94 kt -0.3%
2007 91.28 kt -0.7%
2008 87.3 kt -4.4%
2009 83.54 kt -4.3%
2010 82.48 kt -1.3%
2011 82.48 kt +0.0%
2012 80.3 kt -2.6%
2013 76.21 kt -5.1%
2014 74.5 kt -2.2%
2015 74.5 kt +0.0%
2016 73.86 kt -0.9%
2017 74.22 kt +0.5%
2018 76.32 kt +2.8%
2019 75.9 kt -0.5%
2020 77.13 kt +1.6%
2021 79.65 kt +3.3%
2022 81.45 kt +2.3%
2023 81.45 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 88.63 kt 87.3 kt 90.12 kt 10
2000s 91.35 kt 83.54 kt 94.21 kt 10
2010s 77.08 kt 73.86 kt 82.48 kt 10
2020s 79.92 kt 77.13 kt 81.45 kt 4

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 82 Bosnia and Herzegovina 123.12 kt compare
  2. 83 Fiji 83.55 kt compare
  3. 84 Ecuador 83.33 kt compare
  4. 86 Costa Rica 77.97 kt compare
  5. 87 Slovak Republic 77.5 kt compare
  6. 88 Puerto Rico 63.59 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Ghana?
Drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Ghana was 81.45 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 94.21 kt in 2002.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 73.86 kt in 2016.
How does Ghana rank for drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq)?
Ghana ranks 85th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf