Savanna fires — Emissions in Ghana
Ghana: Savanna fires — Emissions was 44.42 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Emissions in Ghana, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 44.42 kt for savanna fires — emissions in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 32.9% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions in Ghana peaked at 97.73 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 44.42 kt, in 2023.
That places Ghana 20th out of 221 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Emissions in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 67.68 kt | — |
| 1991 | 67.68 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 67.68 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 67.68 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 67.68 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 67.68 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 78.23 kt | +15.6% |
| 1997 | 78.12 kt | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 97.73 kt | +25.1% |
| 1999 | 74.19 kt | -24.1% |
| 2000 | 95.93 kt | +29.3% |
| 2001 | 61.27 kt | -36.1% |
| 2002 | 57.61 kt | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 69.7 kt | +21.0% |
| 2004 | 57.76 kt | -17.1% |
| 2005 | 89.24 kt | +54.5% |
| 2006 | 77.76 kt | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 68.48 kt | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 66.52 kt | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 57.29 kt | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 62.12 kt | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 75.84 kt | +22.1% |
| 2012 | 59.69 kt | -21.3% |
| 2013 | 70.32 kt | +17.8% |
| 2014 | 63.37 kt | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 66.84 kt | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 61.83 kt | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 59.72 kt | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 53.49 kt | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 50.21 kt | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 70.91 kt | +41.2% |
| 2021 | 46.38 kt | -34.6% |
| 2022 | 66.18 kt | +42.7% |
| 2023 | 44.42 kt | -32.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.44 kt | 67.68 kt | 97.73 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.16 kt | 57.29 kt | 95.93 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.34 kt | 50.21 kt | 75.84 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.97 kt | 44.42 kt | 70.91 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More climate change data for Ghana
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 26.67 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — emissions in Ghana?
- Savanna fires — emissions in Ghana was 44.42 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 97.73 kt in 1998.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.42 kt in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for savanna fires — emissions?
- Ghana ranks 20th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — emissions rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. 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 Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf