Biogases — Energy production in Ghana

Ghana: Biogases — Energy production was 7.2 TJ in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
7.2 TJ
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
78th
of 84 countries
All-time high
7.2 TJ
in 2023
All-time low
0 TJ
in 2021
Years of data
8
2017–2024

Biogases — Energy production in Ghana, 2017–2024

024682017202020242017: 0.96 TJ2018: 3.8 TJ2019: 3.6 TJ2020: 4.8 TJ2021: 0 TJ2022: 2.4 TJ2023: 7.2 TJ2024: 7.2 TJ

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.

Analysis

In 2024, biogases — energy production in Ghana stood at 7.2 TJ. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 650.0% over ten years.

Ghana ranks 78th of 84 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2.8 TJ 0.96 TJ 3.84 TJ 3
2020s 4.31 TJ 0 TJ 7.2 TJ 5

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 75 Liechtenstein 18.3 TJ compare
  2. 76 Costa Rica 17.4 TJ compare
  3. 77 Colombia 14.21 TJ compare
  4. 78 Jordan 7.2 TJ compare
  5. 80 Cameroon 7 TJ compare
  6. 81 Kenya 0.204 TJ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is biogases — energy production in Ghana?
Biogases — energy production in Ghana was 7.2 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest biogases — energy production recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 7.2 TJ in 2023.
What is the lowest biogases — energy production recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0 TJ in 2021.
How does Ghana rank for biogases — energy production?
Ghana ranks 78th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
Is biogases — energy production rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 650.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Biogases — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Biogases — Energy production
Unit
TJ
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
114 places, 2,682 data points, 1990–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.