IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per capita in Ghana
Ghana: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per capita was 0.33 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per capita in Ghana, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ipcc agriculture — emissions per capita in Ghana is 0.33 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.47 t CO2eq/cap in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.32 t CO2eq/cap, in 2009.
That places Ghana 148th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.415 t CO2eq/cap | 0.39 t CO2eq/cap | 0.47 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.36 t CO2eq/cap | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.339 t CO2eq/cap | 0.33 t CO2eq/cap | 0.35 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3475 t CO2eq/cap | 0.33 t CO2eq/cap | 0.37 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 145 Saudi Arabia 0.36 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 146 El Salvador 0.35 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 146 Tunisia 0.35 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 149 Republic of Korea 0.3 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 149 Sri Lanka 0.3 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 149 Melanesia 0.3 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Ghana
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 6,671 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 2,693 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 3,979 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 10.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 142.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,417 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 670.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 746.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 2.53 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 26.67 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ipcc agriculture — emissions per capita in Ghana?
- Ipcc agriculture — emissions per capita in Ghana was 0.33 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.47 t CO2eq/cap in 1998.
- What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.32 t CO2eq/cap in 2009.
- How does Ghana rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions per capita?
- Ghana ranks 148th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ipcc agriculture — emissions per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.