Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement in Ghana
Ghana: Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement in Ghana, 1880–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.0% for share of global co₂ emissions from cement in 2024. That is the highest value across all 145 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 88.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Ghana peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1880.
Ghana ranks 138th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 global co₂ emissions from cement in Ghana?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Ghana was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1880.
- How does Ghana rank for share of global co₂ emissions from cement?
- Ghana ranks 138th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 global CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from cement in the same year.