Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre was 0.0005 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Ghana, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, solid food waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Ghana stood at 0.0005 kt per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 0.0005 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 kt per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Ghana 63rd out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0005 kt per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0003 kt per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0005 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, 4.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 60 Slovakia 0.0005 kt per square kilometre compare
- 61 Dominica 0.0005 kt per square kilometre compare
- 62 Togo 0.0005 kt per square kilometre compare
- 64 Honduras 0.0005 kt per square kilometre compare
- 65 Malaysia 0.0005 kt per square kilometre compare
- 66 Tunisia 0.0005 kt per square kilometre compare
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 solid food waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Ghana?
- Solid food waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Ghana was 0.0005 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 kt per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for solid food waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 63rd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Solid Food Waste — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.