Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Ghana
Ghana: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Ghana, 1994–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Ghana stood at 0.2%.
That represents a change of down 21.0% on the previous year and up 219.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Ghana peaked at 0.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1994.
Ghana ranks 46th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 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 flaring in Ghana?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Ghana was 0.2% 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 flaring recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1994.
- How does Ghana rank for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Ghana ranks 46th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 219.3%. 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 flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from flaring in the same year.