Emissions from crops — Emissions Share in Ghana

Ghana: Emissions from crops — Emissions Share was 13.61 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
13.61 %
Change on year
up 12.7%
World rank
94th
of 201 countries
All-time high
13.61 %
in 2023
All-time low
3.35 %
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Emissions from crops — Emissions Share in Ghana, 1990–2023

2.557.51012.51990200620231990: 3.4 %1991: 4.2 %1992: 4.1 %1993: 4.2 %1994: 3.6 %1995: 4.1 %1996: 4.2 %1997: 4.3 %1998: 3.6 %1999: 4.1 %2000: 3.5 %2001: 5.6 %2002: 5.3 %2003: 5.1 %2004: 4.7 %2005: 4.5 %2006: 7 %2007: 6.5 %2008: 6.4 %2009: 7.6 %2010: 8 %2011: 5.5 %2012: 9.5 %2013: 9 %2014: 8.5 %2015: 8.5 %2016: 8.4 %2017: 12.4 %2018: 11.3 %2019: 12.9 %2020: 11.7 %2021: 13.3 %2022: 12.1 %2023: 13.6 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for emissions from crops — emissions share in Ghana is 13.61 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.7% on the previous year and up 51.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions from crops — emissions share in Ghana peaked at 13.61 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.35 %, in 1990.

Ghana ranks 94th of 201 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.98 % 3.35 % 4.34 % 10
2000s 5.62 % 3.52 % 7.56 % 10
2010s 9.39 % 5.46 % 12.94 % 10
2020s 12.68 % 11.73 % 13.61 % 4

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 91 China, Taiwan Province of 14.14 % compare
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  3. 93 Sierra Leone 13.81 % compare
  4. 95 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 13.59 % compare
  5. 96 Tunisia 13.51 % compare
  6. 97 Afghanistan 13.38 % compare
  7. 97 Gambia 13.38 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions from crops — emissions share in Ghana?
Emissions from crops — emissions share in Ghana was 13.61 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest emissions from crops — emissions share recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 13.61 % in 2023.
What is the lowest emissions from crops — emissions share recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 3.35 % in 1990.
How does Ghana rank for emissions from crops — emissions share?
Ghana ranks 94th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is emissions from crops — emissions share rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 51.6%. 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 Share (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emissions from crops — Emissions Share (N2O)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
235 places, 7,697 data points, 1990–2023
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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.