Emissions from crops — Emissions per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Emissions from crops — Emissions per capita was 0.05 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Emissions from crops — Emissions per capita in Ghana, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions from crops — emissions per capita in Ghana is 0.05 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions from crops — emissions per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.05 t CO2eq/cap in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.02 t CO2eq/cap, in 1990.
Ghana ranks 118th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Emissions from crops — Emissions per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | +50.0% |
| 1999 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | -33.3% |
| 2000 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | +50.0% |
| 2002 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | -33.3% |
| 2003 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | +50.0% |
| 2007 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | -33.3% |
| 2008 | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.05 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.05 t CO2eq/cap, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.05 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.04 t CO2eq/cap, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.021 t CO2eq/cap | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.023 t CO2eq/cap | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.033 t CO2eq/cap | 0.03 t CO2eq/cap | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0475 t CO2eq/cap | 0.04 t CO2eq/cap | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 118 Bhutan 0.05 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 118 Burundi 0.05 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 118 El Salvador 0.05 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 118 Eswatini 0.05 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 118 Kyrgyzstan 0.05 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 118 Morocco 0.05 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 118 Mozambique 0.05 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 118 Saudi Arabia 0.05 t CO2eq/cap 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 emissions from crops — emissions per capita in Ghana?
- Emissions from crops — emissions per capita in Ghana was 0.05 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions from crops — emissions per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.05 t CO2eq/cap in 2021.
- What is the lowest emissions from crops — emissions per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for emissions from crops — emissions per capita?
- Ghana ranks 118th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is emissions from crops — emissions per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Emissions from crops — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.