Per capita methane emissions in Ghana
Ghana: Per capita methane emissions was 0.5673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.5673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
160th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.6156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2020
All-time low
0.3445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1910
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Ghana, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Ghana is 0.5673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Ghana peaked at 0.6156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1910.
That places Ghana 160th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita methane emissions in Ghana, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.3808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.3804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1852 | 0.3793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1853 | 0.3777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1854 | 0.3761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1855 | 0.3746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1856 | 0.373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1857 | 0.3715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1858 | 0.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1859 | 0.3685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1860 | 0.3669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1861 | 0.3658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1862 | 0.3648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1863 | 0.3637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1864 | 0.3626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1865 | 0.3615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1866 | 0.3604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1867 | 0.3594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1868 | 0.3583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1869 | 0.3571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1870 | 0.3559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1871 | 0.3546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1872 | 0.3534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1873 | 0.3522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1874 | 0.351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1875 | 0.3498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1876 | 0.3487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1877 | 0.3497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1878 | 0.3528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1879 | 0.3562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1880 | 0.3598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1881 | 0.3637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1882 | 0.368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1883 | 0.3726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1884 | 0.3777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1885 | 0.3833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1886 | 0.3895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1887 | 0.3882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1888 | 0.3869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1889 | 0.3855 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1890 | 0.3841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1891 | 0.3827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1892 | 0.3802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1893 | 0.3777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1894 | 0.3752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1895 | 0.3727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1896 | 0.3702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1897 | 0.368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1898 | 0.3658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1899 | 0.3635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1900 | 0.3613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1901 | 0.3592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1902 | 0.3598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1903 | 0.3605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1904 | 0.3613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1905 | 0.3621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1906 | 0.3631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1907 | 0.3583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1908 | 0.3535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1909 | 0.3489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1910 | 0.3445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1911 | 0.3446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.3646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.8% |
| 1913 | 0.3875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.3% |
| 1914 | 0.3906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1915 | 0.3936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1916 | 0.3965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1917 | 0.3994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1918 | 0.402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1919 | 0.404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1920 | 0.4052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1921 | 0.4199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1922 | 0.4217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1923 | 0.4229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1924 | 0.4239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1925 | 0.4249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1926 | 0.4258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1927 | 0.4265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1928 | 0.4349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1929 | 0.4436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1930 | 0.4529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1931 | 0.4636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1932 | 0.4659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1933 | 0.4681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1934 | 0.4703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1935 | 0.4724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1936 | 0.4793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1937 | 0.4865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1938 | 0.4929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1939 | 0.4995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1940 | 0.5053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1941 | 0.5126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1942 | 0.5194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1943 | 0.5257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1944 | 0.5319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1945 | 0.5331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1946 | 0.5342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1947 | 0.5352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1948 | 0.5347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1949 | 0.5354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1950 | 0.5306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1951 | 0.5279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1952 | 0.5265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 0.5261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 0.5258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 0.5256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.5246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 0.5238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 0.5226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 0.5213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 0.5198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 0.4953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.7% |
| 1962 | 0.4972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.4982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.5106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.5079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.5016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.5048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.5036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.5031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.5195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.5025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.4995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.2% |
| 1979 | 0.4715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.9% |
| 1982 | 0.4722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.4294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.4673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.4775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +18.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.5673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.5673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 68% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.5673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 65% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.3621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 157 India 0.5922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 158 Seychelles 0.5803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 159 Barbados 0.5675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 161 Lesotho 0.5625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 162 Armenia 0.5542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 163 Bangladesh 0.5506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 methane emissions in Ghana?
- Per capita methane emissions in Ghana was 0.5673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1910.
- How does Ghana rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Ghana ranks 160th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.