Food Packaging — Energy Use in Ghana

Ghana: Food Packaging — Energy Use was 45.86 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
45.86 TJ
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
97th
of 110 countries
All-time high
45.86 TJ
in 2021
All-time low
14.82 TJ
in 2015
Years of data
9
2015–2023

Food Packaging — Energy Use in Ghana, 2015–2023

10203040502015201920232015: 14.8 TJ2016: 14.9 TJ2017: 15.6 TJ2018: 16.7 TJ2019: 18 TJ2020: 17.4 TJ2021: 45.9 TJ2022: 45.9 TJ2023: 45.9 TJ

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

Analysis

Ghana recorded 45.86 TJ for food packaging — energy use in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is up 209.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in Ghana peaked at 45.86 TJ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.82 TJ, in 2015.

Ghana ranks 97th of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Food Packaging — Energy Use in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total) in Ghana, 2015 to 2023.
Year TJ Change
2015 14.82 TJ —
2016 14.94 TJ +0.8%
2017 15.6 TJ +4.4%
2018 16.7 TJ +7.0%
2019 17.97 TJ +7.6%
2020 17.42 TJ -3.1%
2021 45.86 TJ +163.2%
2022 45.86 TJ +0.0%
2023 45.86 TJ +0.0%

Ghana compared with similar countries

  • Ghana's 45.86 TJ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 590.16 TJ, 8% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
  • Ghana's 45.86 TJ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 155.89 TJ, 29% of the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 16.01 TJ 14.82 TJ 17.97 TJ 5
2020s 38.75 TJ 17.42 TJ 45.86 TJ 4

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 94 Malawi 69.2 TJ compare
  2. 95 Jamaica 57.4 TJ compare
  3. 96 Montenegro 47.71 TJ compare
  4. 98 Israel 40.81 TJ compare
  5. 99 United Arab Emirates 37.61 TJ compare
  6. 100 Turkmenistan 32.11 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 155 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — energy use in Ghana?
Food packaging — energy use in Ghana was 45.86 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — energy use recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 45.86 TJ in 2021.
What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 14.82 TJ in 2015.
How does Ghana rank for food packaging — energy use?
Ghana ranks 97th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 209.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 — Energy Use (Total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total)
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
155 places, 4,536 data points, 1990–2023
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