Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Ghana
Ghana: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 8.79 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 8.79 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in 2024.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Ghana peaked at 9.36 terawatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.7 terawatt-hours, in 2007.
That places Ghana 84th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5 terawatt-hours | 3.7 terawatt-hours | 6.83 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.94 terawatt-hours | 5.56 terawatt-hours | 8.32 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.31 terawatt-hours | 7.37 terawatt-hours | 9.36 terawatt-hours | 5 |
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More climate change data for Ghana
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.7% (2100)
- Population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Population, total 35.06 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.8% (2025)
- Urban population 20.66 million (2025)
- Urban population 58.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.6106 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 426.54 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.6106 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.6106 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Ghana?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Ghana was 8.79 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 9.36 terawatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7 terawatt-hours in 2007.
- How does Ghana rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Ghana ranks 84th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.