Savanna and woody savanna: Burning crop residues … capita Burning in Ghana
Ghana: Savanna and woody savanna: Burning crop residues … capita Burning was 0.2424 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) in Ghana, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.2424 t per person for savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned) in 2024.
That represents a change of up 35.8% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned) in Ghana peaked at 2.05 t per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1785 t per person, in 2023.
That places Ghana 19th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna and woody savanna: Burning crop residues … capita Burning in Ghana, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9888 t per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.9642 t per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.9406 t per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.9176 t per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8958 t per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8749 t per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 1.84 t per person | +110.7% |
| 1997 | 1.75 t per person | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 1.99 t per person | +13.6% |
| 1999 | 1.51 t per person | -24.1% |
| 2000 | 2.05 t per person | +35.9% |
| 2001 | 0.524 t per person | -74.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4486 t per person | -14.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6281 t per person | +40.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5286 t per person | -15.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7523 t per person | +42.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7065 t per person | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5646 t per person | -20.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5605 t per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5086 t per person | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5056 t per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5322 t per person | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4451 t per person | -16.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4852 t per person | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3611 t per person | -25.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4405 t per person | +22.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3486 t per person | -20.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2684 t per person | -23.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3296 t per person | +22.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2243 t per person | -31.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3839 t per person | +71.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1822 t per person | -52.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3067 t per person | +68.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1785 t per person | -41.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2424 t per person | +35.8% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.2424 t per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.003 t per person, 79.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.2424 t per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0329 t per person, 7.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.27 t per person | 0.8749 t per person | 1.99 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7272 t per person | 0.4486 t per person | 2.05 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.394 t per person | 0.2243 t per person | 0.5322 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2587 t per person | 0.1785 t per person | 0.3839 t per person | 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 savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned) in Ghana?
- Savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned) in Ghana was 0.2424 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.05 t per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1785 t per person in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned)?
- Ghana ranks 19th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.