Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Ghana
Ghana: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 2,335 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 2,335 kt for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Ghana peaked at 2,335 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 655.2 kt, in 1961.
Ghana ranks 90th of 201 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 655.2 kt | — |
| 1962 | 663.6 kt | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 669.2 kt | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 672 kt | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 672 kt | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 672 kt | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 669.2 kt | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 663.6 kt | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 658 kt | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 677.6 kt | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 714 kt | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 750.4 kt | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 784 kt | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 817.6 kt | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 851.2 kt | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 879.2 kt | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 904.4 kt | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 929.6 kt | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 954.8 kt | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 985.6 kt | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 1,014 kt | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 1,044 kt | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 1,081 kt | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 1,114 kt | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 1,151 kt | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 1,182 kt | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 1,212 kt | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 1,238 kt | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 1,266 kt | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 1,294 kt | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 1,313 kt | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 1,330 kt | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 1,347 kt | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 1,364 kt | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 1,378 kt | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 1,386 kt | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 1,394 kt | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1,403 kt | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1,411 kt | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1,417 kt | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1,448 kt | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 1,481 kt | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 1,518 kt | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 1,554 kt | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 1,593 kt | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 1,632 kt | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 1,672 kt | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 1,728 kt | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 1,758 kt | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1,800 kt | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 1,848 kt | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 1,896 kt | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1,938 kt | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 1,977 kt | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 2,019 kt | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 2,055 kt | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 2,100 kt | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 2,142 kt | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 2,181 kt | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 2,218 kt | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 2,257 kt | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 2,296 kt | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 2,335 kt | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 666.09 kt | 655.2 kt | 672 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 826.28 kt | 677.6 kt | 954.8 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,129 kt | 985.6 kt | 1,266 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,362 kt | 1,294 kt | 1,411 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,580 kt | 1,417 kt | 1,758 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,996 kt | 1,800 kt | 2,181 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,276 kt | 2,218 kt | 2,335 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 87 Austria 2,391 kt compare
- 88 Finland 2,388 kt compare
- 89 Kyrgyzstan 2,366 kt compare
- 91 Burkina Faso 2,290 kt compare
- 92 Madagascar 2,276 kt compare
- 93 Belgium 2,274 kt compare
More climate change data for Ghana
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 26.67 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Ghana?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Ghana was 2,335 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2,335 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 655.2 kt in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Ghana ranks 90th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf