Drained organic soils — Emissions in Ghana
Ghana: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 0.0123 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
The most recent figure for drained organic soils — emissions in Ghana is 0.0123 kt, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Ghana peaked at 0.0143 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0112 kt, in 2016.
That places Ghana 90th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Emissions in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0132 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0132 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0132 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0132 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0132 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0135 kt | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0137 kt | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0137 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0137 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0137 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.014 kt | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0143 kt | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0143 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0142 kt | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.014 kt | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.014 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0139 kt | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0138 kt | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0132 kt | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0126 kt | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0125 kt | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0125 kt | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0121 kt | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0115 kt | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0113 kt | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0113 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0112 kt | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0112 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0115 kt | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0115 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0117 kt | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.012 kt | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0123 kt | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0123 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0123 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0134 kt | 0.0132 kt | 0.0137 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0138 kt | 0.0126 kt | 0.0143 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0117 kt | 0.0112 kt | 0.0125 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0121 kt | 0.0117 kt | 0.0123 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 87 Montenegro 0.0131 kt compare
- 88 Ecuador 0.0128 kt compare
- 89 Fiji 0.0127 kt compare
- 91 Puerto Rico 0.0098 kt compare
- 92 Central African Republic 0.009 kt compare
- 93 French Guiana 0.0073 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 0.0123 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 0.0143 kt in 2001.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0112 kt in 2016.
- How does Ghana rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
- Ghana ranks 90th 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 8.8%. 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 (N2O). 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.