Food Transport — Emissions in Ghana
Ghana: Food Transport — Emissions was 0.098 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Transport — Emissions in Ghana, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food transport — emissions in Ghana is 0.098 kt, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in Ghana peaked at 0.0983 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0148 kt, in 1992.
That places Ghana 58th out of 213 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.
Food Transport — Emissions in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.018 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0229 kt | +27.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0148 kt | -35.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0211 kt | +42.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0267 kt | +26.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0252 kt | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0278 kt | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0314 kt | +12.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0296 kt | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0329 kt | +11.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0313 kt | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0315 kt | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0343 kt | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0366 kt | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0381 kt | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0373 kt | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0373 kt | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0395 kt | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0385 kt | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0504 kt | +30.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0516 kt | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0588 kt | +13.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0684 kt | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0718 kt | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0727 kt | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0785 kt | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0705 kt | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0647 kt | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0751 kt | +16.0% |
| 2019 | 0.081 kt | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0888 kt | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0983 kt | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 0.09 kt | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 0.098 kt | +8.9% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.098 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0279 kt, 3.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.098 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0127 kt, 7.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.025 kt | 0.0148 kt | 0.0329 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0375 kt | 0.0313 kt | 0.0504 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0693 kt | 0.0516 kt | 0.081 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0938 kt | 0.0888 kt | 0.0983 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 transport — emissions in Ghana?
- Food transport — emissions in Ghana was 0.098 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0983 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0148 kt in 1992.
- How does Ghana rank for food transport — emissions?
- Ghana ranks 58th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. 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 Transport — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.