Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in Ghana

Ghana: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) was 34.29 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
34.29 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
122nd
of 222 countries
All-time high
39.6 kt
in 2013
All-time low
18.4 kt
in 1996
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in Ghana, 1990–2023

0102030401990200620231990: 19.2 kt1991: 19.7 kt1992: 19.7 kt1993: 19.7 kt1994: 20 kt1995: 19.8 kt1996: 18.4 kt1997: 25.3 kt1998: 34.1 kt1999: 27.3 kt2000: 26.6 kt2001: 30.3 kt2002: 31.2 kt2003: 32 kt2004: 32.1 kt2005: 32.7 kt2006: 33.5 kt2007: 34.5 kt2008: 36 kt2009: 35.3 kt2010: 35.1 kt2011: 36.4 kt2012: 37.4 kt2013: 39.6 kt2014: 34.6 kt2015: 35.4 kt2016: 35.4 kt2017: 35.5 kt2018: 36.3 kt2019: 36.3 kt2020: 36.3 kt2021: 34.3 kt2022: 34.3 kt2023: 34.3 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 34.29 kt for industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

That represents a change of down 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Ghana peaked at 39.6 kt in 2013 and was at its lowest, 18.4 kt, in 1996.

Ghana ranks 122nd of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 22.32 kt 18.4 kt 34.15 kt 10
2000s 32.41 kt 26.57 kt 35.99 kt 10
2010s 36.21 kt 34.61 kt 39.6 kt 10
2020s 34.8 kt 34.29 kt 36.33 kt 4

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 119 Malawi 35.99 kt compare
  2. 120 Costa Rica 35.93 kt compare
  3. 121 Cameroon 35.26 kt compare
  4. 123 Papua New Guinea 34.04 kt compare
  5. 124 Jordan 33.19 kt compare
  6. 125 Democratic Republic of the Congo 28.81 kt compare

See the full ranking of 258 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Ghana?
Industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Ghana was 34.29 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 39.6 kt in 2013.
What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 18.4 kt in 1996.
How does Ghana rank for industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq)?
Ghana ranks 122nd out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,553 data points, 1990–2023
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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.