Grassland — Burning crop residues in Ghana
Ghana: Grassland — Burning crop residues was 15.46 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burning crop residues in Ghana, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland — burning crop residues in Ghana stood at 15.46 million t.
That represents a change of up 16.4% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burning crop residues in Ghana peaked at 21.91 million t in 2005 and was at its lowest, 545,528 t, in 1996.
That places Ghana 16th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burning crop residues in Ghana, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.57 million t | — |
| 1991 | 13.57 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 13.57 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 13.57 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 13.57 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 13.57 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 545,528 t | -96.0% |
| 1997 | 1.17 million t | +114.1% |
| 1998 | 2.36 million t | +101.7% |
| 1999 | 1.72 million t | -27.1% |
| 2000 | 761,719 t | -55.7% |
| 2001 | 16.07 million t | +2009.8% |
| 2002 | 15.75 million t | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 16.93 million t | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 13.55 million t | -19.9% |
| 2005 | 21.91 million t | +61.7% |
| 2006 | 17.53 million t | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 16.42 million t | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 15.33 million t | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 12.26 million t | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 14.13 million t | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 19.09 million t | +35.1% |
| 2012 | 14.05 million t | -26.4% |
| 2013 | 17.29 million t | +23.0% |
| 2014 | 17.43 million t | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 16.42 million t | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 16.65 million t | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 17.91 million t | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 13.16 million t | -26.5% |
| 2019 | 14.82 million t | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 18.59 million t | +25.5% |
| 2021 | 14.24 million t | -23.4% |
| 2022 | 18.61 million t | +30.7% |
| 2023 | 13.28 million t | -28.6% |
| 2024 | 15.46 million t | +16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.72 million t | 545,528 t | 13.57 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.65 million t | 761,719 t | 21.91 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.09 million t | 13.16 million t | 19.09 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.04 million t | 13.28 million t | 18.61 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 13 Madagascar 16.90 million t compare
- 13 Melanesia 131,986 t compare
- 14 South Africa 16.59 million t compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 18,866 t compare
- 15 Senegal 16.24 million t compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 3,694 t compare
- 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 3,613 t compare
- 17 Nigeria 14.98 million t compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 2,471 t compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 t
- 18 Mozambique 13.83 million t compare
- 18 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 t
- 18 Micronesia 0 t
- 18 Polynesia 0 t
- 19 Congo 10.16 million t 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 grassland — burning crop residues in Ghana?
- Grassland — burning crop residues in Ghana was 15.46 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 21.91 million t in 2005.
- What is the lowest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 545,528 t in 1996.
- How does Ghana rank for grassland — burning crop residues?
- Ghana ranks 16th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burning crop residues rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. 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 Grassland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.