Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4) in Ghana
Ghana: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4) was 1.1 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Ghana, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 1.1 kt for industrial wastewater — emissions in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions in Ghana peaked at 1.27 kt in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5839 kt, in 1996.
That places Ghana 123rd out of 226 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.
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6082 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.6229 kt | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.6245 kt | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.6258 kt | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6337 kt | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.6287 kt | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5839 kt | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7977 kt | +36.6% |
| 1998 | 1.04 kt | +30.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8609 kt | -17.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8429 kt | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9586 kt | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9904 kt | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 1.01 kt | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 1.02 kt | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.04 kt | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.07 kt | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.1 kt | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.15 kt | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 1.13 kt | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.12 kt | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.16 kt | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 1.2 kt | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.27 kt | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 1.11 kt | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 1.13 kt | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.13 kt | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.14 kt | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.16 kt | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.16 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.16 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.1 kt | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 1.1 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.1 kt | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1.1 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.1 kt, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1.1 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4885 kt, 2.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +36.6% | 0.5839 kt | 0.7977 kt |
| 1998 | +30.1% | 0.7977 kt | 1.04 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7025 kt | 0.5839 kt | 1.04 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 kt | 0.8429 kt | 1.15 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 kt | 1.11 kt | 1.27 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 kt | 1.1 kt | 1.16 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 industrial wastewater — emissions in Ghana?
- Industrial wastewater — emissions in Ghana was 1.1 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 kt in 2013.
- What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5839 kt in 1996.
- How does Ghana rank for industrial wastewater — emissions?
- Ghana ranks 123rd out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is industrial wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. 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 Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.