Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.015 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Ghana stood at 0.015 kt per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 0.0151 kt per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Ghana 110th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0033 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0033 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0033 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0033 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0036 kt per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.004 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0042 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0043 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0044 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0045 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0046 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0048 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0049 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0051 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0053 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0054 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0056 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0058 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0059 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.006 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0065 kt per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0067 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0068 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0069 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.007 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.007 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0071 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0071 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0072 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0072 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0073 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0074 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0076 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0078 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.008 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0083 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0085 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0088 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0091 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0093 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0096 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0098 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0101 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0103 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0105 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0107 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0108 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0113 kt per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0116 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0119 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0121 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0127 kt per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0151 kt per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 2023 | 0.015 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0032 kt per square kilometre | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | 0.0033 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0033 kt per square kilometre | 0.0045 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0053 kt per square kilometre | 0.0046 kt per square kilometre | 0.006 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0065 kt per square kilometre | 0.0072 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0082 kt per square kilometre | 0.0073 kt per square kilometre | 0.0093 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0107 kt per square kilometre | 0.0096 kt per square kilometre | 0.0119 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0137 kt per square kilometre | 0.0121 kt per square kilometre | 0.0151 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 107 Chile 0.0159 kt per square kilometre compare
- 108 Brazil 0.0154 kt per square kilometre compare
- 109 Malawi 0.0151 kt per square kilometre compare
- 111 Marshall Islands 0.0148 kt per square kilometre compare
- 112 Saudi Arabia 0.0147 kt per square kilometre compare
- 113 Sierra Leone 0.0137 kt per square kilometre 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 waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Ghana?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Ghana was 0.015 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0151 kt per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 110th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.8%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) 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.
About this data
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) 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.