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
Latest (2024)
0.3643 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
170th
of 213 countries
All-time high
0.4395 tonnes per person
in 2012
All-time low
0.0923 tonnes per person
in 1950
Years of data
75
1950–2024
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.
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Ghana, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0923 tonnes per person | — |
| 1951 | 0.1026 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1952 | 0.1054 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1953 | 0.1247 tonnes per person | +18.3% |
| 1954 | 0.117 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1955 | 0.1505 tonnes per person | +28.6% |
| 1956 | 0.1301 tonnes per person | -13.5% |
| 1957 | 0.163 tonnes per person | +25.2% |
| 1958 | 0.1686 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1959 | 0.1633 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1960 | 0.1863 tonnes per person | +14.1% |
| 1961 | 0.1663 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 1962 | 0.1828 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 1963 | 0.214 tonnes per person | +17.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1986 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2068 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1606 tonnes per person | -22.3% |
| 1967 | 0.171 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1872 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1653 tonnes per person | -11.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2598 tonnes per person | +57.2% |
| 1971 | 0.2196 tonnes per person | -15.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2333 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2293 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2667 tonnes per person | +16.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2328 tonnes per person | -12.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1961 tonnes per person | -15.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2468 tonnes per person | +25.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2413 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.217 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2016 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2315 tonnes per person | +14.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2286 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2691 tonnes per person | +17.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1841 tonnes per person | -31.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2299 tonnes per person | +24.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2099 tonnes per person | -8.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2198 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2188 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2034 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2278 tonnes per person | +12.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2467 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1999 tonnes per person | -19.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2297 tonnes per person | +14.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2667 tonnes per person | +16.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2653 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2724 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3019 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2988 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2931 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2705 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 0.296 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3121 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3136 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2925 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2713 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3669 tonnes per person | +35.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3774 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3395 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2732 tonnes per person | -19.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3176 tonnes per person | +16.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3326 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4395 tonnes per person | +32.1% |
| 2013 | 0.432 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4185 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4132 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4214 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3149 tonnes per person | -25.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3733 tonnes per person | +18.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3845 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3843 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3943 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3808 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3572 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3643 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.3643 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4109 tonnes per person, 89% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.3643 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2671 tonnes per person, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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.