Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Ghana
Ghana: Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 1,244 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Ghana, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Ghana stood at 1,244 kt. 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 (co2eq) from ch4 in Ghana peaked at 2,736 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1,244 kt, in 2023.
Ghana ranks 20th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,895 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1,895 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,895 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,895 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,895 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,895 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,191 kt | +15.6% |
| 1997 | 2,187 kt | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 2,736 kt | +25.1% |
| 1999 | 2,077 kt | -24.1% |
| 2000 | 2,686 kt | +29.3% |
| 2001 | 1,716 kt | -36.1% |
| 2002 | 1,613 kt | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 1,952 kt | +21.0% |
| 2004 | 1,617 kt | -17.1% |
| 2005 | 2,499 kt | +54.5% |
| 2006 | 2,177 kt | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 1,917 kt | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 1,862 kt | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 1,604 kt | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 1,739 kt | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 2,124 kt | +22.1% |
| 2012 | 1,671 kt | -21.3% |
| 2013 | 1,969 kt | +17.8% |
| 2014 | 1,774 kt | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 1,872 kt | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 1,731 kt | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 1,672 kt | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 1,498 kt | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 1,406 kt | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 1,986 kt | +41.2% |
| 2021 | 1,299 kt | -34.6% |
| 2022 | 1,853 kt | +42.7% |
| 2023 | 1,244 kt | -32.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,056 kt | 1,895 kt | 2,736 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,964 kt | 1,604 kt | 2,686 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,746 kt | 1,406 kt | 2,124 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,595 kt | 1,244 kt | 1,986 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 (co2eq) from ch4 in Ghana?
- Savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Ghana was 1,244 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2,736 kt in 1998.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,244 kt in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Ghana ranks 20th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). 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