Food Packaging — Emissions in Ghana

Ghana: Food Packaging — Emissions was 4.31 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
4.31 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
104th
of 120 countries
All-time high
4.94 kt
in 2021
All-time low
0 kt
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Ghana, 1990–2023

0123451990200620231990: 0.079 kt1991: 0 kt1992: 0.047 kt1993: 0.095 kt1994: 0.11 kt1995: 0.126 kt1996: 0.142 kt1997: 0.126 kt1998: 0 kt1999: 0 kt2000: 0 kt2001: 0 kt2002: 0 kt2003: 0 kt2004: 0 kt2005: 0 kt2006: 0 kt2007: 0 kt2008: 0 kt2009: 0 kt2010: 0 kt2011: 0 kt2012: 0 kt2013: 0 kt2014: 0 kt2015: 0.756 kt2016: 1.4 kt2017: 1.5 kt2018: 1.6 kt2019: 1.7 kt2020: 1.6 kt2021: 4.9 kt2022: 4.3 kt2023: 4.3 kt

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

Analysis

Ghana recorded 4.31 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 166.3% over five years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Ghana peaked at 4.94 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 1991.

Ghana ranks 104th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0724 kt 0 kt 0.1417 kt 10
2000s 0 kt 0 kt 0 kt 10
2010s 0.696 kt 0 kt 1.69 kt 10
2020s 3.8 kt 1.64 kt 4.94 kt 4

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 101 Nauru 5.82 kt compare
  2. 102 Montenegro 5.71 kt compare
  3. 103 Israel 5.42 kt compare
  4. 105 Brunei Darussalam 4.22 kt compare
  5. 106 United Arab Emirates 3.83 kt compare
  6. 107 Iraq 3.03 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Ghana?
Food packaging — emissions in Ghana was 4.31 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 4.94 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 1991.
How does Ghana rank for food packaging — emissions?
Ghana ranks 104th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
167 places, 5,005 data points, 1990–2023
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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