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Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Ghana

Ghana: Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre was 0.0004 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0004 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
123rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0004 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0001 kt per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Ghana, 1961–2023

0000196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 0.0004 kt per square kilometre for waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 0.0004 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.

Ghana ranks 123rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Ghana, year by year

Year kt per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0001 kt per square kilometre —
1962 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +1.3%
1963 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +0.8%
1964 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
1965 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1966 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1967 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -0.4%
1968 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -0.8%
1969 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -0.8%
1970 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +3.0%
1971 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +5.4%
1972 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +5.1%
1973 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +4.5%
1974 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +4.3%
1975 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +4.1%
1976 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +3.3%
1977 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +2.9%
1978 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +2.8%
1979 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +2.7%
1980 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +3.2%
1981 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +2.8%
1982 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +3.0%
1983 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +3.5%
1984 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +3.1%
1985 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +3.3%
1986 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +2.7%
1987 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +2.6%
1988 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +2.1%
1989 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +2.3%
1990 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +2.2%
1991 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +1.5%
1992 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +1.3%
1993 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +1.3%
1994 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +1.2%
1995 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +1.0%
1996 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +0.6%
1997 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +0.6%
1998 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +0.6%
1999 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +0.6%
2000 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
2001 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +2.2%
2002 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +2.3%
2003 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +2.5%
2004 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +2.4%
2005 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +2.5%
2006 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +2.5%
2007 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +2.4%
2008 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +3.4%
2009 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +1.8%
2010 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +2.4%
2011 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +2.6%
2012 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +2.6%
2013 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +2.2%
2014 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +2.0%
2015 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +2.1%
2016 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +1.8%
2017 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +2.2%
2018 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +2.0%
2019 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +1.8%
2020 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +1.7%
2021 0.0004 kt per square kilometre +1.8%
2022 0.0004 kt per square kilometre +1.7%
2023 0.0004 kt per square kilometre +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 120 Nicaragua 0.0004 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 121 Ethiopia 0.0004 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 122 Samoa 0.0004 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 124 Tajikistan 0.0004 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 125 Sierra Leone 0.0003 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 126 Palau 0.0003 kt per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Ghana?
Waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Ghana was 0.0004 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 0.0004 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Ghana rank for waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
Ghana ranks 123rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. 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 Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

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.

Waste — Emissions (CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

Computed from

  • 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.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
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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.