Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … capita in Ghana
Ghana: Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … capita was 0 °C per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in Ghana, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in °C per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in Ghana is 0 °C per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in Ghana peaked at 0 °C per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 °C per person, in 1973.
Ghana ranks 173rd of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | °C per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 °C per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 °C per person | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 0 °C per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0 °C per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0 °C per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0 °C per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0 °C per person | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0 °C per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0 °C per person | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0 °C per person | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0 °C per person | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0 °C per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0 °C per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0 °C per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0 °C per person | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0 °C per person | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0 °C per person | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0 °C per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0 °C per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0 °C per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0 °C per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0 °C per person | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0 °C per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0 °C per person | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0 °C per person | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0 °C per person | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0 °C per person | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0 °C per person | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0 °C per person | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0 °C per person | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0 °C per person | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0 °C per person | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0 °C per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0 °C per person | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0 °C per person | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0 °C per person | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0 °C per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0 °C per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0 °C per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0 °C per person | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0 °C per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0 °C per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0 °C per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0 °C per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0 °C per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0 °C per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0 °C per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0 °C per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0 °C per person | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0 °C per person | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0 °C per person | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0 °C per person | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0 °C per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0 °C per person | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0 °C per person | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0 °C per person | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0 °C per person | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0 °C per person | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0 °C per person | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0 °C per person | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0 °C per person | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 0 °C per person | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0 °C per person | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 0 °C per person | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 0 °C per person | +2.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0 °C per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 °C per person, 73% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0 °C per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 °C per person, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 5 |
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 global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in Ghana?
- Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in Ghana was 0 °C per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0 °C per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C per person in 1973.
- How does Ghana rank for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per?
- Ghana ranks 173rd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.