Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Ghana
Ghana: Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 1,075 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Ghana, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Ghana stood at 1,075 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 n2o in Ghana peaked at 2,365 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1,075 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 N2O in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,638 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1,638 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,638 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,638 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,638 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,638 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,893 kt | +15.6% |
| 1997 | 1,890 kt | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 2,365 kt | +25.1% |
| 1999 | 1,795 kt | -24.1% |
| 2000 | 2,321 kt | +29.3% |
| 2001 | 1,482 kt | -36.1% |
| 2002 | 1,394 kt | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 1,686 kt | +21.0% |
| 2004 | 1,398 kt | -17.1% |
| 2005 | 2,159 kt | +54.5% |
| 2006 | 1,881 kt | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 1,657 kt | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 1,609 kt | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 1,386 kt | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 1,503 kt | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 1,835 kt | +22.1% |
| 2012 | 1,444 kt | -21.3% |
| 2013 | 1,702 kt | +17.8% |
| 2014 | 1,533 kt | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 1,617 kt | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 1,496 kt | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 1,445 kt | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 1,294 kt | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 1,215 kt | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 1,716 kt | +41.2% |
| 2021 | 1,122 kt | -34.6% |
| 2022 | 1,601 kt | +42.7% |
| 2023 | 1,075 kt | -32.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,777 kt | 1,638 kt | 2,365 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,697 kt | 1,386 kt | 2,321 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,508 kt | 1,215 kt | 1,835 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,379 kt | 1,075 kt | 1,716 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 n2o in Ghana?
- Savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Ghana was 1,075 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2,365 kt in 1998.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,075 kt in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- Ghana ranks 20th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o 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 N2O (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