Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre was 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in Ghana, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, in 2007.
Ghana ranks 102nd of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -23.7% |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +35.8% |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -33.6% |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +66.2% |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -30.2% |
| 2016 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2020 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +11.8% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, 6.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +66.2% | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 99 Antigua and Barbuda 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 100 New Caledonia 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 101 Mexico 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 103 Fiji 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 104 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 105 Eswatini 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre 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 generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in Ghana?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre in Ghana was 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2007.
- How does Ghana rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 102nd out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.