Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas in Ghana
Ghana: Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas in Ghana, 2009–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.1% for share of global co₂ emissions from gas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 395.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from gas in Ghana peaked at 0.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2009.
Ghana ranks 67th of 146 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.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +6744.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +89.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -50.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -25.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +111.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +87.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -43.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +61.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +36.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +19.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +52.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +5.8% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 3.7× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 35.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +6744.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 share of global co₂ emissions from gas in Ghana?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from gas in Ghana was 0.1% 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 gas recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2009.
- How does Ghana rank for share of global co₂ emissions from gas?
- Ghana ranks 67th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from gas rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 395.3%. 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 gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from gas in the same year.