Rice — Emissions intensity in Ghana

Ghana: Rice — Emissions intensity was 0.6049 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.6049 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
down 9.4%
World rank
114th
of 127 countries
All-time high
3.81 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1982
All-time low
0.6049 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Emissions intensity in Ghana, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rice — emissions intensity in Ghana is 0.6049 kg CO2eq/kg, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — emissions intensity in Ghana peaked at 3.81 kg CO2eq/kg in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.6049 kg CO2eq/kg, in 2023.

Ghana ranks 114th of 127 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.85 kg CO2eq/kg 1.47 kg CO2eq/kg 2.09 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 2.32 kg CO2eq/kg 1.94 kg CO2eq/kg 2.53 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 2.31 kg CO2eq/kg 1.22 kg CO2eq/kg 3.81 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 1.21 kg CO2eq/kg 1.06 kg CO2eq/kg 1.44 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 1.06 kg CO2eq/kg 0.9258 kg CO2eq/kg 1.37 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 0.8362 kg CO2eq/kg 0.6646 kg CO2eq/kg 0.9261 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 0.6844 kg CO2eq/kg 0.6049 kg CO2eq/kg 0.7384 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 111 Niger 0.7031 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 112 Mali 0.689 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 113 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.6825 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 115 Belize 0.6003 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 116 Senegal 0.5976 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 117 Brazil 0.5797 kg CO2eq/kg compare

See the full ranking of 159 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — emissions intensity in Ghana?
Rice — emissions intensity in Ghana was 0.6049 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — emissions intensity recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 3.81 kg CO2eq/kg in 1982.
What is the lowest rice — emissions intensity recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6049 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023.
How does Ghana rank for rice — emissions intensity?
Ghana ranks 114th out of 127 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice — Emissions intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rice — Emissions intensity
Unit
kg CO2eq/kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
159 places, 9,188 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.