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.
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
- 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 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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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.