Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Ghana
Ghana: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 3,328 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Ghana, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Ghana stood at 3,328 kt. 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 (co2eq) in Ghana peaked at 3,328 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,821 kt, in 1990.
That places Ghana 39th out of 192 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,937 kt | 2,821 kt | 3,007 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,050 kt | 2,998 kt | 3,143 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,242 kt | 3,163 kt | 3,299 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,319 kt | 3,307 kt | 3,328 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 36 Australia and New Zealand 3,833 kt compare
- 37 Viet Nam 3,526 kt compare
- 38 Ecuador 3,436 kt compare
- 40 Côte d'Ivoire 3,219 kt compare
- 41 Dominican Republic 3,211 kt compare
- 42 Australia 3,045 kt compare
More climate change data for Ghana
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 6,671 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 2,693 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 3,979 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 10.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 142.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,417 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 670.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 746.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 2.53 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 26.67 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Ghana?
- Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Ghana was 3,328 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 3,328 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,821 kt in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Ghana ranks 39th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). 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.