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Per capita methane emissions in Ghana

Ghana: Per capita methane emissions was 0.5673 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.5673
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
160th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.6156
in 2020
All-time low
0.3445
in 1910
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita methane emissions in Ghana, 1850–2024

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Ghana is 0.5673, 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 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3445, 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 Value Change
1850 0.3808 —
1851 0.3804 -0.1%
1852 0.3793 -0.3%
1853 0.3777 -0.4%
1854 0.3761 -0.4%
1855 0.3746 -0.4%
1856 0.373 -0.4%
1857 0.3715 -0.4%
1858 0.37 -0.4%
1859 0.3685 -0.4%
1860 0.3669 -0.4%
1861 0.3658 -0.3%
1862 0.3648 -0.3%
1863 0.3637 -0.3%
1864 0.3626 -0.3%
1865 0.3615 -0.3%
1866 0.3604 -0.3%
1867 0.3594 -0.3%
1868 0.3583 -0.3%
1869 0.3571 -0.3%
1870 0.3559 -0.3%
1871 0.3546 -0.4%
1872 0.3534 -0.3%
1873 0.3522 -0.3%
1874 0.351 -0.3%
1875 0.3498 -0.3%
1876 0.3487 -0.3%
1877 0.3497 +0.3%
1878 0.3528 +0.9%
1879 0.3562 +0.9%
1880 0.3598 +1.0%
1881 0.3637 +1.1%
1882 0.368 +1.2%
1883 0.3726 +1.3%
1884 0.3777 +1.4%
1885 0.3833 +1.5%
1886 0.3895 +1.6%
1887 0.3882 -0.3%
1888 0.3869 -0.3%
1889 0.3855 -0.4%
1890 0.3841 -0.4%
1891 0.3827 -0.4%
1892 0.3802 -0.6%
1893 0.3777 -0.7%
1894 0.3752 -0.7%
1895 0.3727 -0.7%
1896 0.3702 -0.7%
1897 0.368 -0.6%
1898 0.3658 -0.6%
1899 0.3635 -0.6%
1900 0.3613 -0.6%
1901 0.3592 -0.6%
1902 0.3598 +0.2%
1903 0.3605 +0.2%
1904 0.3613 +0.2%
1905 0.3621 +0.2%
1906 0.3631 +0.3%
1907 0.3583 -1.3%
1908 0.3535 -1.3%
1909 0.3489 -1.3%
1910 0.3445 -1.3%
1911 0.3446 +0.0%
1912 0.3646 +5.8%
1913 0.3875 +6.3%
1914 0.3906 +0.8%
1915 0.3936 +0.8%
1916 0.3965 +0.8%
1917 0.3994 +0.7%
1918 0.402 +0.7%
1919 0.404 +0.5%
1920 0.4052 +0.3%
1921 0.4199 +3.6%
1922 0.4217 +0.4%
1923 0.4229 +0.3%
1924 0.4239 +0.2%
1925 0.4249 +0.2%
1926 0.4258 +0.2%
1927 0.4265 +0.2%
1928 0.4349 +2.0%
1929 0.4436 +2.0%
1930 0.4529 +2.1%
1931 0.4636 +2.4%
1932 0.4659 +0.5%
1933 0.4681 +0.5%
1934 0.4703 +0.5%
1935 0.4724 +0.5%
1936 0.4793 +1.5%
1937 0.4865 +1.5%
1938 0.4929 +1.3%
1939 0.4995 +1.3%
1940 0.5053 +1.2%
1941 0.5126 +1.4%
1942 0.5194 +1.3%
1943 0.5257 +1.2%
1944 0.5319 +1.2%
1945 0.5331 +0.2%
1946 0.5342 +0.2%
1947 0.5352 +0.2%
1948 0.5347 -0.1%
1949 0.5354 +0.1%
1950 0.5306 -0.9%
1951 0.5279 -0.5%
1952 0.5265 -0.3%
1953 0.5261 -0.1%
1954 0.5258 -0.1%
1955 0.5256 -0.0%
1956 0.5246 -0.2%
1957 0.5238 -0.2%
1958 0.5226 -0.2%
1959 0.5213 -0.3%
1960 0.5198 -0.3%
1961 0.4953 -4.7%
1962 0.4972 +0.4%
1963 0.4982 +0.2%
1964 0.5106 +2.5%
1965 0.5079 -0.5%
1966 0.5016 -1.2%
1967 0.5048 +0.6%
1968 0.5036 -0.2%
1969 0.5031 -0.1%
1970 0.5195 +3.3%
1971 0.5025 -3.3%
1972 0.5018 -0.1%
1973 0.509 +1.4%
1974 0.4732 -7.0%
1975 0.4739 +0.1%
1976 0.4696 -0.9%
1977 0.4995 +6.4%
1978 0.4535 -9.2%
1979 0.4715 +4.0%
1980 0.4988 +5.8%
1981 0.4543 -8.9%
1982 0.4722 +3.9%
1983 0.4473 -5.3%
1984 0.4523 +1.1%
1985 0.4362 -3.6%
1986 0.436 -0.1%
1987 0.4475 +2.6%
1988 0.4294 -4.1%
1989 0.448 +4.3%
1990 0.4673 +4.3%
1991 0.4778 +2.2%
1992 0.469 -1.8%
1993 0.4662 -0.6%
1994 0.4643 -0.4%
1995 0.4609 -0.7%
1996 0.4775 +3.6%
1997 0.4744 -0.6%
1998 0.4998 +5.3%
1999 0.459 -8.2%
2000 0.4821 +5.0%
2001 0.4278 -11.3%
2002 0.4174 -2.4%
2003 0.4261 +2.1%
2004 0.4148 -2.7%
2005 0.4413 +6.4%
2006 0.4303 -2.5%
2007 0.4122 -4.2%
2008 0.4768 +15.7%
2009 0.4412 -7.5%
2010 0.4338 -1.7%
2011 0.5155 +18.8%
2012 0.4974 -3.5%
2013 0.5319 +6.9%
2014 0.5338 +0.4%
2015 0.5327 -0.2%
2016 0.5127 -3.8%
2017 0.5717 +11.5%
2018 0.5641 -1.3%
2019 0.601 +6.5%
2020 0.6156 +2.4%
2021 0.5389 -12.5%
2022 0.5807 +7.8%
2023 0.5875 +1.2%
2024 0.5673 -3.4%

Ghana compared with similar countries

  • Ghana's 0.5673 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8299, 68% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Ghana's 0.5673 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8668, 65% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.3752 0.3685 0.3808 10
1860s 0.3621 0.3571 0.3669 10
1870s 0.3524 0.3487 0.3562 10
1880s 0.3775 0.3598 0.3895 10
1890s 0.374 0.3635 0.3841 10
1900s 0.3588 0.3489 0.3631 10
1910s 0.3827 0.3445 0.404 10
1920s 0.4249 0.4052 0.4436 10
1930s 0.4751 0.4529 0.4995 10
1940s 0.5267 0.5053 0.5354 10
1950s 0.5255 0.5213 0.5306 10
1960s 0.5042 0.4953 0.5198 10
1970s 0.4874 0.4535 0.5195 10
1980s 0.4522 0.4294 0.4988 10
1990s 0.4716 0.459 0.4998 10
2000s 0.437 0.4122 0.4821 10
2010s 0.5295 0.4338 0.601 10
2020s 0.578 0.5389 0.6156 5

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 157 India 0.5922 compare
  2. 158 Seychelles 0.5803 compare
  3. 159 Barbados 0.5675 compare
  4. 161 Lesotho 0.5625 compare
  5. 162 Armenia 0.5542 compare
  6. 163 Bangladesh 0.5506 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita methane emissions in Ghana?
Per capita methane emissions in Ghana was 0.5673 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 0.6156 in 2020.
What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3445 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
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