Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita was 0.7021 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Ghana, 1970–2024
Source: Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.7021 for energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.7532 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1325, in 1983.
Ghana ranks 153rd of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2627 | — |
| 1971 | 0.2598 | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2645 | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2626 | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2718 | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2811 | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2794 | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.28 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2642 | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2272 | -14.0% |
| 1980 | 0.223 | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2585 | +15.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2162 | -16.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1325 | -38.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1496 | +12.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1714 | +14.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1818 | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1894 | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1942 | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2113 | +8.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2034 | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1839 | -9.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2118 | +15.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2131 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2215 | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2324 | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2465 | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2532 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3355 | +32.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3573 | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3064 | -14.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3225 | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3705 | +14.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3385 | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3071 | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3165 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.375 | +18.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3859 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3568 | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3989 | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4368 | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4596 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5415 | +17.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5622 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.529 | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.544 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5464 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5789 | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.622 | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6487 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7196 | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7532 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7176 | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6874 | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 0.7021 | +2.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.7021 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7666, 92% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.7021 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3834, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | -38.7% | 0.2162 | 0.1325 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2653 | 0.2272 | 0.2811 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1928 | 0.1325 | 0.2585 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2459 | 0.1839 | 0.3573 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3478 | 0.3064 | 0.3989 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5469 | 0.4368 | 0.6487 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.716 | 0.6874 | 0.7532 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 150 Djibouti 0.7655 compare
- 151 Angola 0.7417 compare
- 152 Bangladesh 0.7155 compare
- 154 Sao Tome and Principe 0.6271 compare
- 155 Kiribati 0.5925 compare
- 156 Cote d'Ivoire 0.5891 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 energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Ghana?
- Energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Ghana was 0.7021 in 2024, according to Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7532 in 2021.
- What is the lowest energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1325 in 1983.
- How does Ghana rank for energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita?
- Ghana ranks 153rd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average energy consumption per capita is measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Average carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per capita are measured in tonnes per person.