Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Ghana
Ghana: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type was 0.3643 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Ghana, 1950–2024
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
Ghana recorded 0.3643 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Ghana peaked at 0.4395 tonnes per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0923 tonnes per person, in 1950.
That places Ghana 170th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1318 tonnes per person | 0.0923 tonnes per person | 0.1686 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1839 tonnes per person | 0.1606 tonnes per person | 0.214 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2343 tonnes per person | 0.1961 tonnes per person | 0.2667 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2197 tonnes per person | 0.1841 tonnes per person | 0.2691 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2602 tonnes per person | 0.1999 tonnes per person | 0.3019 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3113 tonnes per person | 0.2705 tonnes per person | 0.3774 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3847 tonnes per person | 0.3149 tonnes per person | 0.4395 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3762 tonnes per person | 0.3572 tonnes per person | 0.3943 tonnes per person | 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 per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Ghana?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Ghana was 0.3643 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 by fuel type recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4395 tonnes per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0923 tonnes per person in 1950.
- How does Ghana rank for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Ghana ranks 170th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 by fuel type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.