Waste — Emissions per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.1 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▬ Flat
Waste — Emissions per capita in Ghana, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions per capita in Ghana stood at 0.1 t CO2eq/cap. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.1 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.08 t CO2eq/cap, in 2000.
That places Ghana 161st out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.093 t CO2eq/cap | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.082 t CO2eq/cap | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.087 t CO2eq/cap | 0.08 t CO2eq/cap | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.095 t CO2eq/cap | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 161 Angola 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 161 Bangladesh 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 161 Benin 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 161 British Virgin Islands 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 161 Chad 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 161 Haiti 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 161 India 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 161 Liberia 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 161 Pakistan 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 161 Paraguay 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 161 Philippines 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 161 Togo 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 161 Tuvalu 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 161 Zimbabwe 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Ghana
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 6,671 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 2,693 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 3,979 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 10.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 142.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,417 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 670.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 746.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 2.53 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 26.67 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions per capita in Ghana?
- Waste — emissions per capita in Ghana was 0.1 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 t CO2eq/cap in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- Ghana ranks 161st out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.