Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Ghana
Ghana: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Ghana, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.1% for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Ghana peaked at 0.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Ghana ranks 117th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
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 greenhouse gas emissions from food in Ghana?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Ghana was 0.1% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Ghana ranks 117th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.