Ghana's co₂ emissions rose from 4.6 Mt in 1995 to 21.0 Mt in 2024.
Ghana · Climate
Greenhouse gases, intensity and temperature contribution.
16 indicators · 16 with data
Ghana's co₂ per capita rose from 0.3 t in 1995 to 0.6 t in 2024.
Ghana's consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita rose from 0.3 t in 1994 to 0.8 t in 2023.
Ghana's cumulative co₂ emissions rose from 103.3 Mt in 1995 to 426.5 Mt in 2024.
Ghana's share of global co₂ emissions rose from 0.0 % in 1995 to 0.1 % in 2024.
Ghana's total greenhouse gas emissions rose from 47.0 Mt CO₂e in 1995 to 52.0 Mt CO₂e in 2024.
Greenhouse gas emissions per capita
tonnes CO₂-equivalent per person
22nd of 209 · 9th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Ghana's greenhouse gas emissions per capita fell from 2.7 t CO₂e in 1995 to 1.5 t CO₂e in 2024.
Ghana's co₂ intensity rose from 0.1 in 1993 to 0.1 in 2022.
Ghana's carbon intensity of electricity rose from 79.5 in 2000 to 468.9 in 2024.
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- Methane emissionsdown −1.6 %75th of 209
- Nitrous oxide emissionsup +2.9 %72nd of 209
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- CO₂ emissions from coalunchanged +0.0 %110th of 133*
- CO₂ emissions from oilup +3.9 %80th of 205
- CO₂ emissions from gasup +8.6 %67th of 128
- CO₂ emissions from land-use changeup +6.5 %45th of 194
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- Contribution to global warming from greenhouse gasesunchanged +0.083rd of 205