Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade in Ghana
Ghana: Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade was 31.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade in Ghana, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Ghana is 31.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Ghana peaked at 118.1% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 24.7%, in 1994.
Ghana ranks 46th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.3% | 24.7% | 118.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.9% | 25.7% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.0% | 33.2% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 25.0% | 31.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 43 Nicaragua 32.1% compare
- 44 Philippines 31.4% compare
- 45 New Zealand 31.2% compare
- 47 El Salvador 29.8% compare
- 48 Germany 29.4% compare
- 49 Greece 29.2% compare
More climate change data for Ghana
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.7% (2100)
- Population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Population, total 35.06 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.8% (2025)
- Urban population 20.66 million (2025)
- Urban population 58.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.6106 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 426.54 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.6106 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.6106 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Ghana?
- Share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Ghana was 31.0% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 118.1% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.7% in 1994.
- How does Ghana rank for share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade?
- Ghana ranks 46th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions embedded in trade, measured as a percentage of emissions of CO₂.