Sorghum — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Sorghum — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita was 0 kt per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sorghum — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sorghum — crop residues (direct emissions n2o), per capita in Ghana stood at 0 kt per person.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — crop residues (direct emissions n2o), per capita in Ghana peaked at 0 kt per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per person, in 2017.
That places Ghana 25th out of 100 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sorghum — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 kt per person | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 0 kt per person | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 0 kt per person | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 0 kt per person | -13.3% |
| 1966 | 0 kt per person | +18.0% |
| 1967 | 0 kt per person | -21.3% |
| 1968 | 0 kt per person | -4.4% |
| 1969 | 0 kt per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0 kt per person | +74.5% |
| 1971 | 0 kt per person | -7.6% |
| 1972 | 0 kt per person | -15.7% |
| 1973 | 0 kt per person | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 0 kt per person | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0 kt per person | -13.4% |
| 1976 | 0 kt per person | +22.3% |
| 1977 | 0 kt per person | -32.0% |
| 1978 | 0 kt per person | -11.0% |
| 1979 | 0 kt per person | +27.3% |
| 1980 | 0 kt per person | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 0 kt per person | -20.4% |
| 1982 | 0 kt per person | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0 kt per person | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 0 kt per person | +23.2% |
| 1985 | 0 kt per person | -20.3% |
| 1986 | 0 kt per person | -14.3% |
| 1987 | 0 kt per person | +52.8% |
| 1988 | 0 kt per person | -20.3% |
| 1989 | 0 kt per person | +25.7% |
| 1990 | 0 kt per person | -30.8% |
| 1991 | 0 kt per person | +35.7% |
| 1992 | 0 kt per person | +10.3% |
| 1993 | 0 kt per person | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 0 kt per person | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 0 kt per person | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 0 kt per person | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 0 kt per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0 kt per person | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 0 kt per person | -15.4% |
| 2000 | 0 kt per person | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 0 kt per person | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 0 kt per person | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0 kt per person | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0 kt per person | -16.6% |
| 2005 | 0 kt per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0 kt per person | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0 kt per person | -42.8% |
| 2008 | 0 kt per person | +55.9% |
| 2009 | 0 kt per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0 kt per person | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 0 kt per person | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 0 kt per person | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 0 kt per person | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 0 kt per person | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0 kt per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0 kt per person | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 0 kt per person | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 0 kt per person | +31.6% |
| 2019 | 0 kt per person | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 0 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0 kt per person | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 0 kt per person | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 0 kt per person | +2.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0 kt per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 kt per person, 4.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0 kt per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 kt per person, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +74.5% | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 sorghum — crop residues (direct emissions n2o), per capita in Ghana?
- Sorghum — crop residues (direct emissions n2o), per capita in Ghana was 0 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — crop residues (direct emissions n2o), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest sorghum — crop residues (direct emissions n2o), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 2017.
- How does Ghana rank for sorghum — crop residues (direct emissions n2o), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 25th out of 100 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum — crop residues (direct emissions n2o), per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sorghum — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sorghum — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sorghum — Crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Sorghum — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.