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Share global methane emissions in Ghana

Ghana: Share global methane emissions was 0.2047 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.2047
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
76th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.2186
in 2020
All-time low
0.0456
in 1911
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global methane emissions in Ghana, 1850–2024

0.050.10.150.2185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 0.2047 for share global methane emissions in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in Ghana peaked at 0.2186 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0456, in 1911.

Ghana ranks 76th of 201 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 methane emissions in Ghana, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0601 —
1851 0.0599 -0.2%
1852 0.0597 -0.5%
1853 0.0594 -0.5%
1854 0.0588 -0.9%
1855 0.0586 -0.4%
1856 0.0582 -0.6%
1857 0.058 -0.4%
1858 0.0578 -0.4%
1859 0.0575 -0.6%
1860 0.057 -0.7%
1861 0.0568 -0.4%
1862 0.0566 -0.3%
1863 0.0563 -0.6%
1864 0.056 -0.6%
1865 0.0557 -0.5%
1866 0.0554 -0.5%
1867 0.0551 -0.4%
1868 0.055 -0.3%
1869 0.0547 -0.5%
1870 0.0545 -0.3%
1871 0.0541 -0.8%
1872 0.0536 -1.0%
1873 0.0531 -0.8%
1874 0.0531 -0.1%
1875 0.0527 -0.8%
1876 0.0524 -0.4%
1877 0.0525 +0.1%
1878 0.0529 +0.8%
1879 0.0532 +0.5%
1880 0.0533 +0.2%
1881 0.0536 +0.6%
1882 0.054 +0.7%
1883 0.0544 +0.7%
1884 0.0551 +1.3%
1885 0.0558 +1.4%
1886 0.0567 +1.5%
1887 0.0562 -0.7%
1888 0.0556 -1.1%
1889 0.0555 -0.3%
1890 0.0548 -1.1%
1891 0.0545 -0.7%
1892 0.0541 -0.6%
1893 0.054 -0.3%
1894 0.0535 -0.9%
1895 0.0529 -1.1%
1896 0.0525 -0.8%
1897 0.052 -0.9%
1898 0.0515 -1.0%
1899 0.0507 -1.4%
1900 0.0502 -1.1%
1901 0.0497 -0.9%
1902 0.0497 +0.0%
1903 0.0494 -0.8%
1904 0.0495 +0.2%
1905 0.0493 -0.2%
1906 0.0491 -0.5%
1907 0.0477 -2.8%
1908 0.0474 -0.6%
1909 0.0466 -1.8%
1910 0.0457 -1.8%
1911 0.0456 -0.2%
1912 0.048 +5.2%
1913 0.0503 +4.9%
1914 0.0516 +2.5%
1915 0.0521 +1.0%
1916 0.0519 -0.4%
1917 0.0519 +0.0%
1918 0.0528 +1.7%
1919 0.0542 +2.6%
1920 0.0534 -1.4%
1921 0.0569 +6.5%
1922 0.0568 -0.3%
1923 0.0559 -1.4%
1924 0.0563 +0.6%
1925 0.0567 +0.8%
1926 0.0575 +1.3%
1927 0.0568 -1.1%
1928 0.0584 +2.7%
1929 0.0591 +1.2%
1930 0.0611 +3.4%
1931 0.0637 +4.2%
1932 0.0649 +2.0%
1933 0.0651 +0.2%
1934 0.0648 -0.5%
1935 0.0648 +0.1%
1936 0.0649 +0.2%
1937 0.0654 +0.8%
1938 0.0671 +2.5%
1939 0.0677 +1.0%
1940 0.0681 +0.6%
1941 0.0691 +1.5%
1942 0.0705 +1.9%
1943 0.0712 +1.1%
1944 0.0724 +1.6%
1945 0.0747 +3.2%
1946 0.0741 -0.7%
1947 0.0733 -1.1%
1948 0.0736 +0.4%
1949 0.0744 +1.1%
1950 0.0738 -0.8%
1951 0.0733 -0.7%
1952 0.0739 +0.7%
1953 0.0744 +0.7%
1954 0.0749 +0.6%
1955 0.0739 -1.3%
1956 0.074 +0.1%
1957 0.0742 +0.3%
1958 0.0751 +1.1%
1959 0.0742 -1.1%
1960 0.0744 +0.3%
1961 0.0722 -2.9%
1962 0.0732 +1.3%
1963 0.0734 +0.3%
1964 0.0757 +3.1%
1965 0.0752 -0.6%
1966 0.0734 -2.4%
1967 0.0749 +2.0%
1968 0.0753 +0.6%
1969 0.0749 -0.6%
1970 0.0776 +3.6%
1971 0.0769 -1.0%
1972 0.0773 +0.6%
1973 0.0787 +1.8%
1974 0.0747 -5.1%
1975 0.076 +1.7%
1976 0.0763 +0.5%
1977 0.0828 +8.5%
1978 0.0769 -7.2%
1979 0.0804 +4.5%
1980 0.0885 +10.0%
1981 0.0847 -4.3%
1982 0.0898 +6.0%
1983 0.0874 -2.6%
1984 0.0896 +2.5%
1985 0.087 -3.0%
1986 0.0878 +0.9%
1987 0.0915 +4.2%
1988 0.0883 -3.4%
1989 0.0926 +4.8%
1990 0.0986 +6.5%
1991 0.1042 +5.6%
1992 0.1047 +0.5%
1993 0.1067 +1.9%
1994 0.1077 +0.9%
1995 0.1082 +0.4%
1996 0.1137 +5.1%
1997 0.1161 +2.2%
1998 0.1267 +9.1%
1999 0.1185 -6.5%
2000 0.1263 +6.6%
2001 0.1148 -9.0%
2002 0.1157 +0.7%
2003 0.1187 +2.6%
2004 0.1162 -2.1%
2005 0.1256 +8.1%
2006 0.1235 -1.7%
2007 0.1204 -2.5%
2008 0.1408 +16.9%
2009 0.1346 -4.4%
2010 0.1337 -0.7%
2011 0.1576 +17.9%
2012 0.1543 -2.1%
2013 0.1699 +10.2%
2014 0.1728 +1.7%
2015 0.1763 +2.0%
2016 0.173 -1.9%
2017 0.1933 +11.8%
2018 0.1916 -0.9%
2019 0.2064 +7.7%
2020 0.2186 +5.9%
2021 0.1915 -12.4%
2022 0.2061 +7.7%
2023 0.2095 +1.7%
2024 0.2047 -2.3%

Ghana compared with similar countries

  • Ghana's 0.2047 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.125, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Ghana's 0.2047 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1431, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0588 0.0575 0.0601 10
1860s 0.0559 0.0547 0.057 10
1870s 0.0532 0.0524 0.0545 10
1880s 0.055 0.0533 0.0567 10
1890s 0.053 0.0507 0.0548 10
1900s 0.0489 0.0466 0.0502 10
1910s 0.0504 0.0456 0.0542 10
1920s 0.0568 0.0534 0.0591 10
1930s 0.0649 0.0611 0.0677 10
1940s 0.0722 0.0681 0.0747 10
1950s 0.0742 0.0733 0.0751 10
1960s 0.0743 0.0722 0.0757 10
1970s 0.0778 0.0747 0.0828 10
1980s 0.0887 0.0847 0.0926 10
1990s 0.1105 0.0986 0.1267 10
2000s 0.1237 0.1148 0.1408 10
2010s 0.1729 0.1337 0.2064 10
2020s 0.2061 0.1915 0.2186 5

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 73 Zambia 0.2271 compare
  2. 74 Cameroon 0.2248 compare
  3. 75 Netherlands 0.2048 compare
  4. 77 Belarus 0.1974 compare
  5. 78 North Korea 0.196 compare
  6. 79 Chile 0.1941 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global methane emissions in Ghana?
Share global methane emissions in Ghana was 0.2047 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 0.2186 in 2020.
What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0456 in 1911.
How does Ghana rank for share global methane emissions?
Ghana ranks 76th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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