Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O), per capita was 0 kt per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O), per capita in Ghana, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — emissions (n2o), per capita in Ghana stood at 0 kt per person.
The figure is up 20.9% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions (n2o), per capita in Ghana peaked at 0 kt per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per person, in 2023.
That places Ghana 19th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 kt per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0 kt per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0 kt per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0 kt per person | +12.9% |
| 1997 | 0 kt per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0 kt per person | +22.1% |
| 1999 | 0 kt per person | -25.9% |
| 2000 | 0 kt per person | +26.1% |
| 2001 | 0 kt per person | -37.8% |
| 2002 | 0 kt per person | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 0 kt per person | +17.8% |
| 2004 | 0 kt per person | -19.3% |
| 2005 | 0 kt per person | +50.5% |
| 2006 | 0 kt per person | -15.1% |
| 2007 | 0 kt per person | -14.2% |
| 2008 | 0 kt per person | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 0 kt per person | -16.0% |
| 2010 | 0 kt per person | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 0 kt per person | +19.2% |
| 2012 | 0 kt per person | -23.2% |
| 2013 | 0 kt per person | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 0 kt per person | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 0 kt per person | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0 kt per person | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 0 kt per person | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 0 kt per person | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 0 kt per person | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 0 kt per person | +38.5% |
| 2021 | 0 kt per person | -35.9% |
| 2022 | 0 kt per person | +40.0% |
| 2023 | 0 kt per person | -34.2% |
| 2024 | 0 kt per person | +20.9% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0 kt per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 kt per person, 22.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0 kt per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 kt per person, 2.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 16 Senegal 0 kt per person compare
- 17 Guinea-Bissau 0 kt per person compare
- 18 Burkina Faso 0 kt per person compare
- 20 Madagascar 0 kt per person compare
- 21 Sierra Leone 0 kt per person compare
- 22 Sudan 0 kt per person 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 (n2o), per capita in Ghana?
- Savanna fires — emissions (n2o), per capita in Ghana was 0 kt per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — emissions (n2o), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions (n2o), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for savanna fires — emissions (n2o), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 19th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — emissions (n2o), per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Emissions 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 fires — Emissions (N2O) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.