Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Ghana

Ghana: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) was 240.15 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
240.15 kt
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
138th
of 219 countries
All-time high
292.52 kt
in 2021
All-time low
42.62 kt
in 2004
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Ghana, 1990–2023

501001502002503001990200620231990: 189.5 kt1991: 196.2 kt1992: 202.4 kt1993: 110.5 kt1994: 120.9 kt1995: 142.7 kt1996: 162.8 kt1997: 183.2 kt1998: 90.9 kt1999: 120.9 kt2000: 112.8 kt2001: 117 kt2002: 122.4 kt2003: 64.1 kt2004: 42.6 kt2005: 59.5 kt2006: 74.5 kt2007: 78.3 kt2008: 67.3 kt2009: 68.2 kt2010: 92.2 kt2011: 125.6 kt2012: 146.7 kt2013: 170.6 kt2014: 170.6 kt2015: 152.3 kt2016: 226.3 kt2017: 236.7 kt2018: 228.6 kt2019: 247.8 kt2020: 266.7 kt2021: 292.5 kt2022: 246.8 kt2023: 240.2 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Ghana stood at 240.15 kt.

That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Ghana peaked at 292.52 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 42.62 kt, in 2004.

That places Ghana 138th out of 219 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 151.99 kt 90.86 kt 202.37 kt 10
2000s 80.68 kt 42.62 kt 122.43 kt 10
2010s 179.74 kt 92.16 kt 247.76 kt 10
2020s 261.54 kt 240.15 kt 292.52 kt 4

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 135 Ethiopia 276.11 kt compare
  2. 136 El Salvador 274.97 kt compare
  3. 137 Papua New Guinea 252.89 kt compare
  4. 139 Armenia 217.05 kt compare
  5. 140 Gabon 216.77 kt compare
  6. 141 Cyprus 208.05 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Ghana?
Food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Ghana was 240.15 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 292.52 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 42.62 kt in 2004.
How does Ghana rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
Ghana ranks 138th out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. 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 Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 8,441 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.