Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Ghana
Ghana: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 1 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 1 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Ghana peaked at 15.36 tonnes per person in 1956 and was at its lowest, 0.9046 tonnes per person, in 1980.
Ghana ranks 167th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.62 tonnes per person | 9.66 tonnes per person | 15.36 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.48 tonnes per person | 1.29 tonnes per person | 8.48 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.45 tonnes per person | 1.1 tonnes per person | 2.39 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.17 tonnes per person | 0.9046 tonnes per person | 3.2 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.42 tonnes per person | 1.4 tonnes per person | 4.05 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.23 tonnes per person | 0.9877 tonnes per person | 1.67 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 tonnes per person | 1.05 tonnes per person | 1.22 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 tonnes per person | 0.9719 tonnes per person | 1.11 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 including land-use change in Ghana?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Ghana was 1 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 including land-use change recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 15.36 tonnes per person in 1956.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9046 tonnes per person in 1980.
- How does Ghana rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Ghana ranks 167th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.