Per capita co2 oil in Ghana
Ghana: Per capita co2 oil was 0.3643 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.3643
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
170th
of 213 countries
All-time high
0.4395
in 2012
All-time low
0.0923
in 1950
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Per capita co2 oil in Ghana, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita co2 oil in Ghana stood at 0.3643.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co2 oil in Ghana peaked at 0.4395 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0923, in 1950.
Ghana ranks 170th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Per capita co2 oil in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0923 | — |
| 1951 | 0.1026 | +11.1% |
| 1952 | 0.1054 | +2.8% |
| 1953 | 0.1247 | +18.3% |
| 1954 | 0.117 | -6.1% |
| 1955 | 0.1505 | +28.6% |
| 1956 | 0.1301 | -13.5% |
| 1957 | 0.163 | +25.2% |
| 1958 | 0.1686 | +3.4% |
| 1959 | 0.1633 | -3.1% |
| 1960 | 0.1863 | +14.1% |
| 1961 | 0.1663 | -10.8% |
| 1962 | 0.1828 | +10.0% |
| 1963 | 0.214 | +17.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1986 | -7.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2068 | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1606 | -22.3% |
| 1967 | 0.171 | +6.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1872 | +9.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1653 | -11.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2598 | +57.2% |
| 1971 | 0.2196 | -15.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2333 | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2293 | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2667 | +16.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2328 | -12.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1961 | -15.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2468 | +25.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2413 | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.217 | -10.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2016 | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2315 | +14.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2286 | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2691 | +17.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1841 | -31.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2299 | +24.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2099 | -8.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2198 | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2188 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2034 | -7.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2278 | +12.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2467 | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1999 | -19.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2297 | +14.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2667 | +16.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2653 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2724 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3019 | +10.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2988 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2931 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2705 | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 0.296 | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3121 | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3136 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2925 | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2713 | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3669 | +35.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3774 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3395 | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2732 | -19.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3176 | +16.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3326 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4395 | +32.1% |
| 2013 | 0.432 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4185 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4132 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4214 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3149 | -25.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3733 | +18.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3845 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3843 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3943 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3808 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3572 | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3643 | +2.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.3643 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4109, 89% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.3643 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2671, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1318 | 0.0923 | 0.1686 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1839 | 0.1606 | 0.214 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2343 | 0.1961 | 0.2667 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2197 | 0.1841 | 0.2691 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2602 | 0.1999 | 0.3019 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3113 | 0.2705 | 0.3774 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3847 | 0.3149 | 0.4395 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3762 | 0.3572 | 0.3943 | 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 oil in Ghana?
- Per capita co2 oil in Ghana was 0.3643 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co2 oil recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4395 in 2012.
- What is the lowest per capita co2 oil recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0923 in 1950.
- How does Ghana rank for per capita co2 oil?
- Ghana ranks 170th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co2 oil 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita co2 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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