Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Ghana
Ghana: Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas was 0.223 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Ghana, 2009–2024
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 0.223 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from gas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 389.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Ghana peaked at 0.223 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 tonnes per person, in 2009.
That places Ghana 88th out of 146 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0644 tonnes per person | 0.0219 tonnes per person | 0.1313 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2089 tonnes per person | 0.1947 tonnes per person | 0.223 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 from gas in Ghana?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Ghana was 0.223 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 gas recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.223 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 tonnes per person in 2009.
- How does Ghana rank for per capita co₂ emissions from gas?
- Ghana ranks 88th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from gas rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 389.2%. 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 gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured in tonnes per person.