Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) in Ghana
Ghana: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) was 0.7595 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) in Ghana, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
In 2024, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) in Ghana stood at 0.7595 Mt CO2e.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) in Ghana peaked at 1.17 Mt CO2e in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2945 Mt CO2e, in 1983.
That places Ghana 105th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3828 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.3828 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4236 Mt CO2e | +10.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4395 Mt CO2e | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.458 Mt CO2e | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4579 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4675 Mt CO2e | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5305 Mt CO2e | +13.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5966 Mt CO2e | +12.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5553 Mt CO2e | -6.9% |
| 1980 | 0.4201 Mt CO2e | -24.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6231 Mt CO2e | +48.3% |
| 1982 | 0.5723 Mt CO2e | -8.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2945 Mt CO2e | -48.5% |
| 1984 | 0.3987 Mt CO2e | +35.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5345 Mt CO2e | +34.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5223 Mt CO2e | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5914 Mt CO2e | +13.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5788 Mt CO2e | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6198 Mt CO2e | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5599 Mt CO2e | -9.7% |
| 1991 | 0.4114 Mt CO2e | -26.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4714 Mt CO2e | +14.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4804 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5494 Mt CO2e | +14.4% |
| 1995 | 0.6219 Mt CO2e | +13.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7004 Mt CO2e | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7324 Mt CO2e | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.86 Mt CO2e | +17.4% |
| 1999 | 0.914 Mt CO2e | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7857 Mt CO2e | -14.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9152 Mt CO2e | +16.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4793 Mt CO2e | -47.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6601 Mt CO2e | +37.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6925 Mt CO2e | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6506 Mt CO2e | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6376 Mt CO2e | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8561 Mt CO2e | +34.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6757 Mt CO2e | -21.1% |
| 2009 | 1.13 Mt CO2e | +66.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8287 Mt CO2e | -26.4% |
| 2011 | 1.02 Mt CO2e | +23.0% |
| 2012 | 1.17 Mt CO2e | +14.4% |
| 2013 | 1.06 Mt CO2e | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8393 Mt CO2e | -20.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9404 Mt CO2e | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9365 Mt CO2e | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9552 Mt CO2e | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9622 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9965 Mt CO2e | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.11 Mt CO2e | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 1.16 Mt CO2e | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7644 Mt CO2e | -34.4% |
| 2023 | 0.731 Mt CO2e | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7595 Mt CO2e | +3.9% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.7595 Mt CO2e is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7584 Mt CO2e, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.7595 Mt CO2e is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2307 Mt CO2e, 3.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4694 Mt CO2e | 0.3828 Mt CO2e | 0.5966 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5155 Mt CO2e | 0.2945 Mt CO2e | 0.6231 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6301 Mt CO2e | 0.4114 Mt CO2e | 0.914 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7478 Mt CO2e | 0.4793 Mt CO2e | 1.13 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9701 Mt CO2e | 0.8287 Mt CO2e | 1.17 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9068 Mt CO2e | 0.731 Mt CO2e | 1.16 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) in Ghana?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) in Ghana was 0.7595 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 Mt CO2e in 2012.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2945 Mt CO2e in 1983.
- How does Ghana rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy)?
- Ghana ranks 105th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).