Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), annual growth rate in Ghana
Ghana: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), annual growth rate was -0.502 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), annual growth rate in Ghana, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Ghana recorded -0.502 % change on previous year for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), annual growth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of down 102.7% on the previous year and down 124.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), annual growth rate in Ghana peaked at 18.48 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, -0.502 % change on previous year, in 2023.
That places Ghana 198th out of 232 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), annual growth rate in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.52 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 1.14 % change on previous year | -24.6% |
| 1964 | 0.819 % change on previous year | -28.3% |
| 1965 | 0.432 % change on previous year | -47.3% |
| 1966 | 0.466 % change on previous year | +7.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0512 % change on previous year | -89.0% |
| 1968 | -0.3613 % change on previous year | -806.2% |
| 1969 | -0.3626 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 1.76 % change on previous year | -585.0% |
| 1971 | 5.48 % change on previous year | +211.8% |
| 1972 | 4.7 % change on previous year | -14.4% |
| 1973 | 3.96 % change on previous year | -15.8% |
| 1974 | 4.33 % change on previous year | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 3.06 % change on previous year | -29.3% |
| 1976 | 3.19 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 2.08 % change on previous year | -34.8% |
| 1978 | 2.39 % change on previous year | +14.9% |
| 1979 | 2.65 % change on previous year | +10.9% |
| 1980 | 2.82 % change on previous year | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 2.7 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 2.72 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 3.67 % change on previous year | +35.1% |
| 1984 | 4.01 % change on previous year | +9.2% |
| 1985 | 3.28 % change on previous year | -18.4% |
| 1986 | 2.72 % change on previous year | -16.9% |
| 1987 | 3.15 % change on previous year | +15.7% |
| 1988 | 1.98 % change on previous year | -37.1% |
| 1989 | 2.29 % change on previous year | +15.6% |
| 1990 | 8.77 % change on previous year | +283.3% |
| 1991 | 1.82 % change on previous year | -79.3% |
| 1992 | 1.64 % change on previous year | -9.8% |
| 1993 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -23.6% |
| 1994 | 1.42 % change on previous year | +13.2% |
| 1995 | 1.21 % change on previous year | -14.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7045 % change on previous year | -41.9% |
| 1997 | 0.7435 % change on previous year | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5523 % change on previous year | -25.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5633 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.801 % change on previous year | +42.2% |
| 2001 | 2.14 % change on previous year | +167.7% |
| 2002 | 2.52 % change on previous year | +17.5% |
| 2003 | 2.79 % change on previous year | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 2.59 % change on previous year | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 3.36 % change on previous year | +29.7% |
| 2006 | 2.44 % change on previous year | -27.5% |
| 2007 | 3.09 % change on previous year | +26.7% |
| 2008 | 3.71 % change on previous year | +20.2% |
| 2009 | 2.32 % change on previous year | -37.4% |
| 2010 | 2.63 % change on previous year | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 2.62 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.62 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.08 % change on previous year | -20.7% |
| 2014 | 1.8 % change on previous year | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 2.14 % change on previous year | +18.7% |
| 2016 | 1.47 % change on previous year | -31.5% |
| 2017 | 4.65 % change on previous year | +216.8% |
| 2018 | 2.4 % change on previous year | -48.5% |
| 2019 | 2.13 % change on previous year | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 1.78 % change on previous year | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 5.19 % change on previous year | +192.3% |
| 2022 | 18.48 % change on previous year | +255.8% |
| 2023 | -0.502 % change on previous year | -102.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | -806.2% | 0.0512 % change on previous year | -0.3613 % change on previous year |
| 1970 | +585.0% | -0.3626 % change on previous year | 1.76 % change on previous year |
| 1990 | +283.3% | 2.29 % change on previous year | 8.77 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | +255.8% | 5.19 % change on previous year | 18.48 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | +216.8% | 1.47 % change on previous year | 4.65 % change on previous year |
| 1971 | +211.8% | 1.76 % change on previous year | 5.48 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.463 % change on previous year | -0.3626 % change on previous year | 1.52 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 3.36 % change on previous year | 1.76 % change on previous year | 5.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.93 % change on previous year | 1.98 % change on previous year | 4.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.87 % change on previous year | 0.5523 % change on previous year | 8.77 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.58 % change on previous year | 0.801 % change on previous year | 3.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.45 % change on previous year | 1.47 % change on previous year | 4.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.24 % change on previous year | -0.502 % change on previous year | 18.48 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 195 Malta -0.1528 % change on previous year compare
- 196 Australia and New Zealand -0.2359 % change on previous year compare
- 197 Australia -0.3566 % change on previous year compare
- 199 Latvia -0.643 % change on previous year compare
- 200 United Kingdom -0.7977 % change on previous year compare
- 200 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -0.7977 % change on previous year compare
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- 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 waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), annual growth rate in Ghana?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), annual growth rate in Ghana was -0.502 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), annual growth rate recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 18.48 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), annual growth rate recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.502 % change on previous year in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), annual growth rate?
- Ghana ranks 198th out of 232 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), annual growth rate rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 124.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.