Net Forest conversion: Net … emissions/removals UNFCCC in Ghana
Ghana: Net Forest conversion: Net … emissions/removals UNFCCC was 479.48 kt in 2022. ▬ Flat
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Ghana, 2006–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Ghana is 479.48 kt, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Ghana peaked at 479.48 kt in 2006 and was at its lowest, 479.48 kt, in 2006.
Ghana ranks 37th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Net Forest conversion: Net … emissions/removals UNFCCC in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 479.48 kt | — |
| 2007 | 479.48 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 479.48 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 479.48 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 479.48 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 479.48 kt | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 479.48 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 479.48 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 479.48 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 479.48 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 479.48 kt | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 479.48 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 479.48 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 479.48 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 479.48 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 479.48 kt | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 479.48 kt | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 479.48 kt is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,594 kt, 5% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 479.48 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9,960 kt, 5% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 479.48 kt | 479.48 kt | 479.48 kt | 4 |
| 2010s | 479.48 kt | 479.48 kt | 479.48 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 479.48 kt | 479.48 kt | 479.48 kt | 3 |
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 net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Ghana?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Ghana was 479.48 kt in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 479.48 kt in 2006.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 479.48 kt in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land)?
- Ghana ranks 37th out of 60 countries with data for 2022.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).