Emissions from livestock — Emissions per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Emissions from livestock — Emissions per capita was 0.22 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Emissions from livestock — Emissions per capita in Ghana, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, emissions from livestock — emissions per capita in Ghana stood at 0.22 t CO2eq/cap. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions from livestock — emissions per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.22 t CO2eq/cap in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.16 t CO2eq/cap, in 1994.
That places Ghana 142nd out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.187 t CO2eq/cap | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | 0.2 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2125 t CO2eq/cap | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 140 Slovakia 0.25 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 140 Viet Nam 0.25 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 142 Antigua and Barbuda 0.22 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 142 Burundi 0.22 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 142 Grenada 0.22 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 142 Indonesia 0.22 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 142 Sierra Leone 0.22 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 142 Yemen 0.22 t CO2eq/cap 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 emissions from livestock — emissions per capita in Ghana?
- Emissions from livestock — emissions per capita in Ghana was 0.22 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions from livestock — emissions per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.22 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- What is the lowest emissions from livestock — emissions per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.16 t CO2eq/cap in 1994.
- How does Ghana rank for emissions from livestock — emissions per capita?
- Ghana ranks 142nd out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is emissions from livestock — emissions per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. 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 livestock — 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.