Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Ghana
Ghana: Solid Food Waste — Emissions was 118.86 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Ghana, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, solid food waste — emissions in Ghana stood at 118.86 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Ghana peaked at 118.86 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 100.75 kt, in 1990.
That places Ghana 34th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.75 kt | — |
| 1991 | 102.38 kt | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 103.59 kt | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 104.44 kt | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 105 kt | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 105.63 kt | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 106.19 kt | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 106.61 kt | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 107.03 kt | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 107.38 kt | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 107.14 kt | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 107.06 kt | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 107.17 kt | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 107.49 kt | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 107.9 kt | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 108.43 kt | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 109.6 kt | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 110.65 kt | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 111.62 kt | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 112.24 kt | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 112.97 kt | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 113.76 kt | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 114.4 kt | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 115.39 kt | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 115.95 kt | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 116.28 kt | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 116.69 kt | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 117.08 kt | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 117.5 kt | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 117.83 kt | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 118.12 kt | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 118.48 kt | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 118.68 kt | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 118.86 kt | +0.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 118.86 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.44 kt, 2.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 118.86 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4 kt, 5.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 104.9 kt | 100.75 kt | 107.38 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 108.93 kt | 107.06 kt | 112.24 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 115.78 kt | 112.97 kt | 117.83 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 118.54 kt | 118.12 kt | 118.86 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 31 Cabo Verde 3.16 kt compare
- 31 Ethiopia 143.97 kt compare
- 32 Australia and New Zealand 136.88 kt compare
- 33 Ecuador 122.7 kt compare
- 35 Dominican Republic 114.69 kt compare
- 36 Australia 108.75 kt compare
- 37 Poland 100.03 kt 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 in Ghana?
- Solid food waste — emissions in Ghana was 118.86 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 118.86 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.75 kt in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for solid food waste — emissions?
- Ghana ranks 34th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.