Share global food emissions in Ghana
Ghana: Share global food emissions was 0.073 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
0.073
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
117th
of 217 countries
All-time high
0.073
in 2015
All-time low
0.0371
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015
Share global food emissions in Ghana, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.073 for share global food emissions 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 global food emissions in Ghana peaked at 0.073 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0371, 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.
Share global food emissions in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0371 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0394 | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0393 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.04 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0407 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0413 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0426 | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0436 | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.052 | +19.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0504 | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0529 | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0553 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0481 | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0483 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0497 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0499 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0512 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.054 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0544 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0581 | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0597 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0647 | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0682 | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0709 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0695 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.073 | +5.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.073 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1588, 46% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.073 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1231, 59% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0426 | 0.0371 | 0.052 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0522 | 0.0481 | 0.0581 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0677 | 0.0597 | 0.073 | 6 |
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 global food emissions in Ghana?
- Share global food emissions in Ghana was 0.073 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global food emissions recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.073 in 2015.
- What is the lowest share global food emissions recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0371 in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for share global food emissions?
- Ghana ranks 117th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share global food emissions 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share global food emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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