Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) in Ghana
Ghana: Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) was 0.0887 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Retail — Emissions in Ghana, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food retail — emissions in Ghana is 0.0887 kt, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 15.3% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Ghana peaked at 0.1114 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 1993.
Ghana ranks 40th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0 kt | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 0 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0 kt | -16.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 kt | +500.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0025 kt | +4128.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0038 kt | +49.9% |
| 1997 | 0.005 kt | +32.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0063 kt | +25.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0076 kt | +20.2% |
| 2000 | 0.01 kt | +32.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0094 kt | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0091 kt | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0085 kt | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0074 kt | -13.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0073 kt | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0075 kt | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0075 kt | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0065 kt | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0064 kt | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0067 kt | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0405 kt | +500.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0822 kt | +103.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0957 kt | +16.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1007 kt | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1022 kt | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.108 kt | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1037 kt | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1077 kt | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1061 kt | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1114 kt | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0966 kt | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1047 kt | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0887 kt | -15.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0887 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0098 kt, 9.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0887 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0096 kt, 9.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +4128.3% | 0.0001 kt | 0.0025 kt |
| 1994 | +500.0% | 0 kt | 0.0001 kt |
| 2011 | +500.0% | 0.0067 kt | 0.0405 kt |
| 2012 | +103.1% | 0.0405 kt | 0.0822 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0025 kt | 0 kt | 0.0076 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.008 kt | 0.0064 kt | 0.01 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0853 kt | 0.0067 kt | 0.108 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1003 kt | 0.0887 kt | 0.1114 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 food retail — emissions in Ghana?
- Food retail — emissions in Ghana was 0.0887 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1114 kt in 2020.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 1993.
- How does Ghana rank for food retail — emissions?
- Ghana ranks 40th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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 Retail — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.