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.
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
- 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 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.