Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Ghana
Ghana: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.0% in 1997. ▲ Rising
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Ghana, 1950–1997
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Ghana is 0.0%, measured in 1997.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Ghana peaked at 0.0% in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
That places Ghana 116th out of 179 countries with data for 1997, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +195.2% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +56.0% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +37.6% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +26.9% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +17.8% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +13.6% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +10.6% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +9.1% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +6.4% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 35% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 2.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +195.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1952 | +56.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1953 | +37.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1954 | +26.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | 8 |
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 cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Ghana?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Ghana was 0.0% in 1997, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1967.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Ghana rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Ghana ranks 116th out of 179 countries with data for 1997.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. 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 global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.