Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Ghana
Ghana: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Ghana, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Ghana peaked at 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 1983.
That places Ghana 123rd out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1975 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1980 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1982 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1983 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -36.8% |
| 1984 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1985 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1986 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1987 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1990 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1993 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +35.8% |
| 1999 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2003 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 2007 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2010 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 4.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | -36.8% | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 120 Cambodia 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 121 Honduras 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 122 Chile 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 124 Kazakhstan 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 125 Kiribati 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 126 Rwanda 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Ghana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -13.57 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.26 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.8796 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Ghana?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Ghana was 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1983.
- How does Ghana rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- Ghana ranks 123rd out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.