Energy — Emissions per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Energy — Emissions per capita was 0.86 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — 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 energy — emissions per capita in Ghana is 0.86 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.93 t CO2eq/cap in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.35 t CO2eq/cap, in 1992.
Ghana ranks 160th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.414 t CO2eq/cap | 0.35 t CO2eq/cap | 0.46 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.47 t CO2eq/cap | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.716 t CO2eq/cap | 0.52 t CO2eq/cap | 0.86 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.885 t CO2eq/cap | 0.86 t CO2eq/cap | 0.93 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 energy — emissions per capita in Ghana?
- Energy — emissions per capita in Ghana was 0.86 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.93 t CO2eq/cap in 2020.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.35 t CO2eq/cap in 1992.
- How does Ghana rank for energy — emissions per capita?
- Ghana ranks 160th out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. 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 Energy — 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.