Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Ghana
Ghana: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 4,706 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Ghana, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Ghana stood at 4,706 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Ghana peaked at 5,149 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,770 kt, in 1990.
Ghana ranks 69th of 222 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 on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,770 kt | — |
| 1991 | 2,841 kt | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 2,804 kt | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 2,825 kt | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 2,819 kt | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 2,845 kt | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 3,179 kt | +11.8% |
| 1997 | 3,320 kt | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 3,975 kt | +19.7% |
| 1999 | 3,337 kt | -16.1% |
| 2000 | 3,921 kt | +17.5% |
| 2001 | 2,988 kt | -23.8% |
| 2002 | 2,883 kt | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 3,197 kt | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 2,938 kt | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 3,746 kt | +27.5% |
| 2006 | 3,677 kt | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 3,450 kt | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 3,436 kt | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 3,301 kt | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 3,507 kt | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 3,841 kt | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 3,718 kt | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 4,068 kt | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 3,949 kt | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 4,151 kt | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 4,164 kt | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 4,423 kt | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 4,269 kt | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 4,401 kt | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 5,149 kt | +17.0% |
| 2021 | 4,477 kt | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 5,072 kt | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 4,706 kt | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,072 kt | 2,770 kt | 3,975 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,354 kt | 2,883 kt | 3,921 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,049 kt | 3,507 kt | 4,423 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,851 kt | 4,477 kt | 5,149 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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- 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 on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Ghana?
- Emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Ghana was 4,706 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 5,149 kt in 2020.
- What is the lowest emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,770 kt in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- Ghana ranks 69th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. 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 on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf