Food Retail: Emissions (CO2eq) … Food square kilometre F-gases in Ghana
Ghana: Food Retail: Emissions (CO2eq) … Food square kilometre F-gases was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per square in Ghana, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.0001 kt per square kilometre for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square in 2023.
That represents a change of up 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square in Ghana peaked at 0.0009 kt per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 2004.
Ghana ranks 169th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Retail: Emissions (CO2eq) … Food square kilometre F-gases in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | -45.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -59.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +37.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -82.7% |
| 2004 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -48.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +146.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2007 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0001 kt per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0025 kt per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0001 kt per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 kt per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Retail: Emissions (CO2eq) … Food square kilometre F-gases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +146.4% | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre |
| 2003 | -82.7% | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre |
| 1998 | -59.4% | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre |
| 2004 | -48.3% | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre |
| 1993 | -45.4% | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 166 Kenya 0.0002 kt per square kilometre compare
- 167 Iceland 0.0002 kt per square kilometre compare
- 168 Namibia 0.0002 kt per square kilometre compare
- 170 Dominica 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
- 171 Gabon 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
- 172 Mongolia 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 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 food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square in Ghana?
- Food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square in Ghana was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0009 kt per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Ghana rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square?
- Ghana ranks 169th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.