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Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Ghana

Ghana: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.0011 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0011 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
143rd
of 209 countries
All-time high
0.0012 tonnes per person
in 2021
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 1750
Years of data
230
1750–2024

Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Ghana, 1750–2024

000.0010.0010.0010.001175018872024

Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.

Analysis

In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Ghana stood at 0.0011 tonnes per person.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 51.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Ghana peaked at 0.0012 tonnes per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1750.

That places Ghana 143rd out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1750s 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 1
1760s 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 1
1770s 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 1
1780s 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 1
1790s 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 1
1800s 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 10
1810s 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 10
1820s 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 10
1830s 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 10
1840s 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 10
1850s 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 10
1860s 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 10
1870s 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 10
1880s 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 10
1890s 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 10
1900s 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 10
1910s 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 10
1920s 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 10
1930s 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 10
1940s 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 10
1950s 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 10
1960s 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 10
1970s 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 10
1980s 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 10
1990s 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 10
2000s 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 10
2010s 0.0007 tonnes per person 0 tonnes per person 0.0011 tonnes per person 10
2020s 0.0012 tonnes per person 0.0011 tonnes per person 0.0012 tonnes per person 5

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 140 Madagascar 0.0018 tonnes per person compare
  2. 141 Botswana 0.0017 tonnes per person compare
  3. 142 Niger 0.0013 tonnes per person compare
  4. 144 Afghanistan 0.0002 tonnes per person compare
  5. 145 Burundi 0.0002 tonnes per person compare
  6. 146 Andorra 0 tonnes per person compare
  7. 146 Anguilla 0 tonnes per person compare
  8. 146 Antigua and Barbuda 0 tonnes per person compare
  9. 146 Aruba 0 tonnes per person compare
  10. 146 Bahamas 0 tonnes per person compare
  11. 146 Belize 0 tonnes per person compare
  12. 146 Bermuda 0 tonnes per person compare
  13. 146 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 tonnes per person compare
  14. 146 British Virgin Islands 0 tonnes per person compare
  15. 146 Brunei 0 tonnes per person compare
  16. 146 Cape Verde 0 tonnes per person compare
  17. 146 Central African Republic 0 tonnes per person compare
  18. 146 Comoros 0 tonnes per person compare
  19. 146 Cook Islands 0 tonnes per person compare
  20. 146 Cote d'Ivoire 0 tonnes per person compare
  21. 146 Curacao 0 tonnes per person compare
  22. 146 Dominica 0 tonnes per person compare
  23. 146 East Timor 0 tonnes per person compare
  24. 146 Equatorial Guinea 0 tonnes per person compare
  25. 146 Estonia 0 tonnes per person compare
  26. 146 Eswatini 0 tonnes per person compare
  27. 146 Fiji 0 tonnes per person compare
  28. 146 French Polynesia 0 tonnes per person compare
  29. 146 Gambia 0 tonnes per person compare
  30. 146 Greenland 0 tonnes per person compare
  31. 146 Grenada 0 tonnes per person compare
  32. 146 Guinea 0 tonnes per person compare
  33. 146 Guinea-Bissau 0 tonnes per person compare
  34. 146 Iceland 0 tonnes per person compare
  35. 146 Kiribati 0 tonnes per person compare
  36. 146 Lesotho 0 tonnes per person compare
  37. 146 Macao 0 tonnes per person compare
  38. 146 Maldives 0 tonnes per person compare
  39. 146 Marshall Islands 0 tonnes per person compare
  40. 146 Mauritania 0 tonnes per person compare
  41. 146 Mauritius 0 tonnes per person compare
  42. 146 Micronesia (country) 0 tonnes per person compare
  43. 146 Montserrat 0 tonnes per person compare
  44. 146 Nauru 0 tonnes per person compare
  45. 146 Netherlands 0 tonnes per person compare
  46. 146 Niue 0 tonnes per person compare
  47. 146 Palau 0 tonnes per person compare
  48. 146 Palestine 0 tonnes per person compare
  49. 146 Papua New Guinea 0 tonnes per person compare
  50. 146 Saint Helena 0 tonnes per person compare
  51. 146 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 tonnes per person compare
  52. 146 Saint Lucia 0 tonnes per person compare
  53. 146 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 tonnes per person compare
  54. 146 Samoa 0 tonnes per person compare
  55. 146 Sao Tome and Principe 0 tonnes per person compare
  56. 146 Seychelles 0 tonnes per person compare
  57. 146 Sierra Leone 0 tonnes per person compare
  58. 146 Singapore 0 tonnes per person compare
  59. 146 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 tonnes per person compare
  60. 146 Solomon Islands 0 tonnes per person compare
  61. 146 Somalia 0 tonnes per person compare
  62. 146 South Sudan 0 tonnes per person compare
  63. 146 Tonga 0 tonnes per person compare
  64. 146 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 tonnes per person compare
  65. 146 Tuvalu 0 tonnes per person compare
  66. 146 Vanuatu 0 tonnes per person compare
  67. 146 Wallis and Futuna 0 tonnes per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Ghana?
Per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Ghana was 0.0011 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 0.0012 tonnes per person in 2021.
What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1750.
How does Ghana rank for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
Ghana ranks 143rd out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
209 places, 21,802 data points, 1750–2024
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