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Share global ghg emissions in Ghana

Ghana: Share global ghg emissions was 0.0955 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0955
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
94th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.2397
in 1955
All-time low
0.0356
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global ghg emissions in Ghana, 1850–2024

0.050.10.150.20.25185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 0.0955 for share global ghg emissions in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global ghg emissions in Ghana peaked at 0.2397 in 1955 and was at its lowest, 0.0356, in 1850.

Ghana ranks 94th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Share global ghg emissions in Ghana, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0356 —
1851 0.0464 +30.4%
1852 0.0523 +12.8%
1853 0.0602 +15.0%
1854 0.0595 -1.1%
1855 0.061 +2.6%
1856 0.0628 +2.8%
1857 0.0669 +6.5%
1858 0.066 -1.3%
1859 0.0664 +0.5%
1860 0.0641 -3.5%
1861 0.0639 -0.3%
1862 0.0643 +0.7%
1863 0.0643 -0.1%
1864 0.0635 -1.2%
1865 0.0643 +1.3%
1866 0.0641 -0.3%
1867 0.0646 +0.7%
1868 0.0648 +0.2%
1869 0.0646 -0.2%
1870 0.0677 +4.8%
1871 0.0693 +2.3%
1872 0.0683 -1.4%
1873 0.0684 +0.2%
1874 0.0688 +0.5%
1875 0.0687 -0.2%
1876 0.0686 -0.1%
1877 0.0696 +1.4%
1878 0.0686 -1.5%
1879 0.0677 -1.3%
1880 0.0744 +9.9%
1881 0.0778 +4.6%
1882 0.0784 +0.7%
1883 0.0783 -0.2%
1884 0.0792 +1.2%
1885 0.0801 +1.1%
1886 0.0809 +1.0%
1887 0.0804 -0.7%
1888 0.0793 -1.4%
1889 0.0792 -0.0%
1890 0.0787 -0.7%
1891 0.0788 +0.1%
1892 0.0801 +1.7%
1893 0.0805 +0.6%
1894 0.0796 -1.2%
1895 0.0793 -0.4%
1896 0.0789 -0.4%
1897 0.0777 -1.5%
1898 0.077 -1.0%
1899 0.0753 -2.2%
1900 0.0751 -0.2%
1901 0.0751 -0.1%
1902 0.074 -1.4%
1903 0.0722 -2.5%
1904 0.0726 +0.5%
1905 0.0705 -2.8%
1906 0.0706 +0.1%
1907 0.0673 -4.6%
1908 0.0704 +4.6%
1909 0.0688 -2.3%
1910 0.0635 -7.7%
1911 0.0616 -2.9%
1912 0.0609 -1.1%
1913 0.0602 -1.1%
1914 0.0619 +2.7%
1915 0.0632 +2.2%
1916 0.0633 +0.1%
1917 0.0626 -1.1%
1918 0.0645 +3.0%
1919 0.0672 +4.3%
1920 0.0921 +37.0%
1921 0.1102 +19.6%
1922 0.119 +8.0%
1923 0.1216 +2.2%
1924 0.1177 -3.2%
1925 0.1156 -1.9%
1926 0.1247 +7.9%
1927 0.1218 -2.4%
1928 0.1238 +1.7%
1929 0.1219 -1.6%
1930 0.1228 +0.8%
1931 0.1239 +0.9%
1932 0.1296 +4.6%
1933 0.131 +1.0%
1934 0.1279 -2.3%
1935 0.1251 -2.2%
1936 0.1156 -7.6%
1937 0.1127 -2.5%
1938 0.1178 +4.5%
1939 0.1168 -0.9%
1940 0.1333 +14.1%
1941 0.1376 +3.3%
1942 0.1478 +7.4%
1943 0.1494 +1.1%
1944 0.1555 +4.1%
1945 0.1638 +5.3%
1946 0.1606 -1.9%
1947 0.1557 -3.1%
1948 0.1543 -0.9%
1949 0.1646 +6.7%
1950 0.1666 +1.2%
1951 0.179 +7.5%
1952 0.2141 +19.6%
1953 0.2172 +1.5%
1954 0.2371 +9.2%
1955 0.2397 +1.1%
1956 0.2375 -0.9%
1957 0.2333 -1.8%
1958 0.2338 +0.2%
1959 0.2239 -4.2%
1960 0.1421 -36.5%
1961 0.1068 -24.8%
1962 0.088 -17.6%
1963 0.0794 -9.8%
1964 0.0706 -11.1%
1965 0.0637 -9.7%
1966 0.0569 -10.7%
1967 0.0516 -9.3%
1968 0.0481 -6.8%
1969 0.0423 -12.1%
1970 0.045 +6.3%
1971 0.0434 -3.5%
1972 0.0429 -1.1%
1973 0.0441 +2.9%
1974 0.0677 +53.4%
1975 0.0526 -22.3%
1976 0.0476 -9.4%
1977 0.0709 +48.8%
1978 0.0536 -24.3%
1979 0.0502 -6.5%
1980 0.0491 -2.1%
1981 0.091 +85.2%
1982 0.07 -23.1%
1983 0.1055 +50.9%
1984 0.095 -10.0%
1985 0.0726 -23.5%
1986 0.0779 +7.2%
1987 0.0868 +11.4%
1988 0.0647 -25.5%
1989 0.0765 +18.3%
1990 0.0806 +5.4%
1991 0.067 -16.9%
1992 0.0772 +15.2%
1993 0.0883 +14.4%
1994 0.1104 +25.1%
1995 0.1206 +9.2%
1996 0.1473 +22.1%
1997 0.1134 -23.0%
1998 0.1118 -1.3%
1999 0.1024 -8.4%
2000 0.0992 -3.2%
2001 0.098 -1.2%
2002 0.0955 -2.5%
2003 0.0941 -1.5%
2004 0.086 -8.6%
2005 0.0899 +4.5%
2006 0.0905 +0.7%
2007 0.0939 +3.7%
2008 0.0915 -2.5%
2009 0.0888 -3.0%
2010 0.0917 +3.2%
2011 0.0969 +5.7%
2012 0.0975 +0.7%
2013 0.1018 +4.4%
2014 0.1019 +0.1%
2015 0.1032 +1.3%
2016 0.1043 +1.1%
2017 0.1026 -1.7%
2018 0.1038 +1.2%
2019 0.1054 +1.5%
2020 0.1071 +1.6%
2021 0.0932 -13.0%
2022 0.0956 +2.6%
2023 0.0945 -1.2%
2024 0.0955 +1.1%

Ghana compared with similar countries

  • Ghana's 0.0955 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0785, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Ghana's 0.0955 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0761, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share global ghg emissions 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.

YearChange FromTo
1981 +85.2% 0.0491 0.091
1974 +53.4% 0.0441 0.0677
1983 +50.9% 0.07 0.1055
1977 +48.8% 0.0476 0.0709
1920 +37.0% 0.0672 0.0921
1960 -36.5% 0.2239 0.1421

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0577 0.0356 0.0669 10
1860s 0.0643 0.0635 0.0648 10
1870s 0.0686 0.0677 0.0696 10
1880s 0.0788 0.0744 0.0809 10
1890s 0.0786 0.0753 0.0805 10
1900s 0.0717 0.0673 0.0751 10
1910s 0.0629 0.0602 0.0672 10
1920s 0.1168 0.0921 0.1247 10
1930s 0.1223 0.1127 0.131 10
1940s 0.1523 0.1333 0.1646 10
1950s 0.2182 0.1666 0.2397 10
1960s 0.0749 0.0423 0.1421 10
1970s 0.0518 0.0429 0.0709 10
1980s 0.0789 0.0491 0.1055 10
1990s 0.1019 0.067 0.1473 10
2000s 0.0927 0.086 0.0992 10
2010s 0.1009 0.0917 0.1054 10
2020s 0.0972 0.0932 0.1071 5

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 91 Norway 0.1032 compare
  2. 92 Portugal 0.0996 compare
  3. 93 Niger 0.0958 compare
  4. 95 Dominican Republic 0.0892 compare
  5. 96 Somalia 0.0879 compare
  6. 97 Hungary 0.0873 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global ghg emissions in Ghana?
Share global ghg emissions in Ghana was 0.0955 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global ghg emissions recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 0.2397 in 1955.
What is the lowest share global ghg emissions recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0356 in 1850.
How does Ghana rank for share global ghg emissions?
Ghana ranks 94th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global ghg emissions rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. 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 ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global ghg emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
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