Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate in Ghana
Ghana: Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate was 23.23 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate in Ghana, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 23.23 % change on previous year for savanna fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 170.7% on the previous year and up 335.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Ghana peaked at 54.51 % change on previous year in 2005 and was at its lowest, -36.13 % change on previous year, in 2001.
Ghana ranks 57th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | 15.59 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -0.14 % change on previous year | -100.9% |
| 1998 | 25.1 % change on previous year | -18030.2% |
| 1999 | -24.08 % change on previous year | -196.0% |
| 2000 | 29.3 % change on previous year | -221.7% |
| 2001 | -36.13 % change on previous year | -223.3% |
| 2002 | -5.97 % change on previous year | -83.5% |
| 2003 | 20.99 % change on previous year | -451.3% |
| 2004 | -17.13 % change on previous year | -181.6% |
| 2005 | 54.51 % change on previous year | -418.2% |
| 2006 | -12.87 % change on previous year | -123.6% |
| 2007 | -11.93 % change on previous year | -7.3% |
| 2008 | -2.87 % change on previous year | -76.0% |
| 2009 | -13.86 % change on previous year | +383.4% |
| 2010 | 8.43 % change on previous year | -160.8% |
| 2011 | 22.08 % change on previous year | +162.0% |
| 2012 | -21.3 % change on previous year | -196.5% |
| 2013 | 17.82 % change on previous year | -183.7% |
| 2014 | -9.88 % change on previous year | -155.4% |
| 2015 | 5.47 % change on previous year | -155.4% |
| 2016 | -7.5 % change on previous year | -237.0% |
| 2017 | -3.42 % change on previous year | -54.4% |
| 2018 | -10.42 % change on previous year | +204.5% |
| 2019 | -6.15 % change on previous year | -41.0% |
| 2020 | 41.24 % change on previous year | -771.2% |
| 2021 | -34.59 % change on previous year | -183.9% |
| 2022 | 42.69 % change on previous year | -223.4% |
| 2023 | -32.88 % change on previous year | -177.0% |
| 2024 | 23.23 % change on previous year | -170.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 23.23 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.12 % change on previous year, 3.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 23.23 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.7 % change on previous year, 2.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +18030.2% | -0.14 % change on previous year | 25.1 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.83 % change on previous year | -24.08 % change on previous year | 25.1 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.403 % change on previous year | -36.13 % change on previous year | 54.51 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4861 % change on previous year | -21.3 % change on previous year | 22.08 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.94 % change on previous year | -34.59 % change on previous year | 42.69 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 54 Togo 27.8 % change on previous year compare
- 55 Central African Republic 26.47 % change on previous year compare
- 56 Bhutan 25.47 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Liberia 21.4 % change on previous year compare
- 59 Germany 20 % change on previous year compare
- 60 Mali 19.18 % change on previous year 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 savanna fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Ghana?
- Savanna fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Ghana was 23.23 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 54.51 % change on previous year in 2005.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was -36.13 % change on previous year in 2001.
- How does Ghana rank for savanna fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate?
- Ghana ranks 57th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 335.2%. 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 fires — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.