Electricity — Emissions in Ghana
Ghana: Electricity — Emissions was 0.047 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Electricity — Emissions in Ghana, 1993–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, electricity — emissions in Ghana stood at 0.047 kt. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.2% on the previous year and up 1,858.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity — emissions in Ghana peaked at 0.047 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 2004.
Ghana ranks 108th of 142 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity — Emissions in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0012 kt | — |
| 1994 | 0.0012 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0012 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0012 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0024 kt | +100.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0024 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0036 kt | +50.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0036 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0036 kt | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0048 kt | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0048 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0 kt | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0 kt | — |
| 2006 | 0 kt | — |
| 2007 | 0 kt | — |
| 2008 | 0 kt | — |
| 2009 | 0 kt | — |
| 2010 | 0 kt | — |
| 2011 | 0.0024 kt | — |
| 2012 | 0.0036 kt | +50.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0024 kt | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0024 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0073 kt | +204.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0098 kt | +34.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0108 kt | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0125 kt | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0137 kt | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0149 kt | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0068 kt | -54.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0391 kt | +475.0% |
| 2023 | 0.047 kt | +20.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.047 kt is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3241 kt, 15% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.047 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0505 kt, 93% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity — Emissions in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +475.0% | 0.0068 kt | 0.0391 kt |
| 2015 | +204.2% | 0.0024 kt | 0.0073 kt |
| 2004 | -100.0% | 0.0048 kt | 0 kt |
| 1997 | +100.0% | 0.0012 kt | 0.0024 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0019 kt | 0.0012 kt | 0.0036 kt | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0017 kt | 0 kt | 0.0048 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0065 kt | 0 kt | 0.0137 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.027 kt | 0.0068 kt | 0.047 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 105 Burkina Faso 0.054 kt compare
- 106 Brunei Darussalam 0.048 kt
- 106 Singapore 0.048 kt compare
- 109 Kenya 0.0432 kt compare
- 110 Luxembourg 0.0416 kt compare
- 111 Palestine 0.0408 kt compare
More climate change data for Ghana
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 63.84 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity — emissions in Ghana?
- Electricity — emissions in Ghana was 0.047 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest electricity — emissions recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.047 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity — emissions recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 2004.
- How does Ghana rank for electricity — emissions?
- Ghana ranks 108th out of 142 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity — emissions rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,858.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Electricity — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 31 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Energy use in agriculture contains data on energy used in agriculture (including forestry, aquaculture and fisheries), for instance to operate machinery, irrigate, heat stables, operate aquaculture ponds and fishing vessels, and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also includes on-farm use of, and related GHG emissions from, electricity and heat generated off-farm. Data are available by country and regional groups with global coverage and are updated annually.