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Share nitrous oxide emissions in Ghana

Ghana: Share nitrous oxide emissions was 0.2305 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.2305
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
72nd
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.2305
in 2024
All-time low
0.0672
in 1870
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Ghana, 1850–2024

0.050.10.150.20.25185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share nitrous oxide emissions in Ghana is 0.2305, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share nitrous oxide emissions in Ghana peaked at 0.2305 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0672, in 1870.

Ghana ranks 72nd 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 nitrous oxide emissions in Ghana, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0678 —
1851 0.068 +0.2%
1852 0.0681 +0.2%
1853 0.0683 +0.2%
1854 0.0684 +0.2%
1855 0.0685 +0.1%
1856 0.0685 +0.1%
1857 0.0685 +0.0%
1858 0.0685 -0.0%
1859 0.0685 -0.1%
1860 0.0684 -0.1%
1861 0.0683 -0.2%
1862 0.0682 -0.2%
1863 0.0681 -0.2%
1864 0.0679 -0.2%
1865 0.0678 -0.2%
1866 0.0677 -0.2%
1867 0.0676 -0.2%
1868 0.0674 -0.2%
1869 0.0673 -0.2%
1870 0.0672 -0.2%
1871 0.0674 +0.2%
1872 0.0678 +0.7%
1873 0.0686 +1.1%
1874 0.0694 +1.2%
1875 0.0702 +1.2%
1876 0.071 +1.1%
1877 0.0717 +0.9%
1878 0.0722 +0.7%
1879 0.0725 +0.5%
1880 0.0727 +0.2%
1881 0.0727 +0.1%
1882 0.0728 +0.0%
1883 0.0728 +0.0%
1884 0.0728 -0.0%
1885 0.0728 -0.0%
1886 0.0727 -0.0%
1887 0.0727 -0.0%
1888 0.0727 -0.0%
1889 0.0727 -0.0%
1890 0.0737 +1.3%
1891 0.0735 -0.1%
1892 0.0735 -0.1%
1893 0.0734 -0.1%
1894 0.0733 -0.1%
1895 0.0733 -0.0%
1896 0.0734 +0.0%
1897 0.0734 +0.1%
1898 0.0736 +0.2%
1899 0.0738 +0.3%
1900 0.0741 +0.4%
1901 0.0744 +0.4%
1902 0.0745 +0.2%
1903 0.0747 +0.2%
1904 0.0748 +0.1%
1905 0.0749 +0.1%
1906 0.075 +0.2%
1907 0.0753 +0.3%
1908 0.0756 +0.5%
1909 0.0761 +0.7%
1910 0.0768 +0.9%
1911 0.0779 +1.4%
1912 0.0795 +2.1%
1913 0.0815 +2.6%
1914 0.0839 +2.9%
1915 0.0864 +3.0%
1916 0.0891 +3.0%
1917 0.0917 +3.0%
1918 0.0943 +2.8%
1919 0.0968 +2.6%
1920 0.0991 +2.4%
1921 0.1015 +2.4%
1922 0.1042 +2.6%
1923 0.107 +2.7%
1924 0.1097 +2.6%
1925 0.1123 +2.3%
1926 0.1145 +2.0%
1927 0.1164 +1.6%
1928 0.1177 +1.2%
1929 0.1185 +0.6%
1930 0.1185 +0.0%
1931 0.1177 -0.7%
1932 0.1163 -1.2%
1933 0.1143 -1.7%
1934 0.1121 -2.0%
1935 0.1096 -2.2%
1936 0.1071 -2.3%
1937 0.1048 -2.2%
1938 0.1027 -2.0%
1939 0.1011 -1.6%
1940 0.1001 -1.0%
1941 0.1056 +5.5%
1942 0.12 +13.7%
1943 0.1384 +15.3%
1944 0.1569 +13.3%
1945 0.1733 +10.5%
1946 0.1867 +7.7%
1947 0.1967 +5.4%
1948 0.2034 +3.4%
1949 0.2067 +1.6%
1950 0.2064 -0.2%
1951 0.202 -2.1%
1952 0.194 -3.9%
1953 0.1835 -5.4%
1954 0.1716 -6.5%
1955 0.159 -7.3%
1956 0.1468 -7.7%
1957 0.1356 -7.6%
1958 0.1263 -6.9%
1959 0.1195 -5.4%
1960 0.1158 -3.1%
1961 0.1186 +2.4%
1962 0.1189 +0.3%
1963 0.1187 -0.2%
1964 0.1212 +2.2%
1965 0.1201 -0.9%
1966 0.1186 -1.3%
1967 0.1184 -0.2%
1968 0.118 -0.3%
1969 0.1192 +1.0%
1970 0.1339 +12.4%
1971 0.1312 -2.0%
1972 0.1284 -2.2%
1973 0.133 +3.6%
1974 0.1106 -16.9%
1975 0.115 +4.0%
1976 0.1153 +0.3%
1977 0.1282 +11.1%
1978 0.1078 -15.9%
1979 0.1126 +4.4%
1980 0.135 +19.9%
1981 0.1195 -11.5%
1982 0.1433 +19.9%
1983 0.1303 -9.1%
1984 0.1248 -4.2%
1985 0.1183 -5.2%
1986 0.1222 +3.2%
1987 0.1247 +2.1%
1988 0.116 -7.0%
1989 0.1328 +14.5%
1990 0.1518 +14.4%
1991 0.1551 +2.2%
1992 0.1521 -2.0%
1993 0.1554 +2.2%
1994 0.1571 +1.1%
1995 0.1553 -1.1%
1996 0.1667 +7.4%
1997 0.1664 -0.2%
1998 0.1928 +15.9%
1999 0.1681 -12.8%
2000 0.1913 +13.8%
2001 0.1605 -16.1%
2002 0.1534 -4.4%
2003 0.1685 +9.8%
2004 0.1511 -10.3%
2005 0.1885 +24.7%
2006 0.1809 -4.0%
2007 0.1666 -7.9%
2008 0.1706 +2.4%
2009 0.1674 -1.9%
2010 0.1723 +2.9%
2011 0.1832 +6.3%
2012 0.177 -3.4%
2013 0.1939 +9.6%
2014 0.1866 -3.8%
2015 0.1951 +4.6%
2016 0.1934 -0.9%
2017 0.2 +3.4%
2018 0.1951 -2.5%
2019 0.1999 +2.5%
2020 0.2261 +13.1%
2021 0.1994 -11.8%
2022 0.2256 +13.1%
2023 0.226 +0.2%
2024 0.2305 +2.0%

Ghana compared with similar countries

  • Ghana's 0.2305 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1182, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Ghana's 0.2305 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1991, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0683 0.0678 0.0685 10
1860s 0.0679 0.0673 0.0684 10
1870s 0.0698 0.0672 0.0725 10
1880s 0.0727 0.0727 0.0728 10
1890s 0.0735 0.0733 0.0738 10
1900s 0.0749 0.0741 0.0761 10
1910s 0.0858 0.0768 0.0968 10
1920s 0.1101 0.0991 0.1185 10
1930s 0.1104 0.1011 0.1185 10
1940s 0.1588 0.1001 0.2067 10
1950s 0.1645 0.1195 0.2064 10
1960s 0.1187 0.1158 0.1212 10
1970s 0.1216 0.1078 0.1339 10
1980s 0.1267 0.116 0.1433 10
1990s 0.1621 0.1518 0.1928 10
2000s 0.1699 0.1511 0.1913 10
2010s 0.1897 0.1723 0.2 10
2020s 0.2215 0.1994 0.2305 5

Countries ranked near Ghana

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  2. 70 Madagascar 0.2396 compare
  3. 71 Nepal 0.2377 compare
  4. 73 Czechia 0.2279 compare
  5. 74 Cameroon 0.2222 compare
  6. 75 Finland 0.2171 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share nitrous oxide emissions in Ghana?
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Ghana was 0.2305 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 0.2305 in 2024.
What is the lowest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0672 in 1870.
How does Ghana rank for share nitrous oxide emissions?
Ghana ranks 72nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. 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 nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share nitrous oxide 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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