Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas in Ghana
Ghana: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas in Ghana, 2009–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in Ghana stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.4% on the previous year and up 667.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in Ghana peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2009.
That places Ghana 91st out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in Ghana?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2009.
- How does Ghana rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas?
- Ghana ranks 91st out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 667.5%. 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from gas.