Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Ghana
Ghana: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 672.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Ghana, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Ghana is 672.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 79.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Ghana peaked at 682.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -7.3%, in 1991.
That places Ghana 24th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.2% | -7.3% | 118.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 147.7% | 92.2% | 216.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 398.8% | 255.4% | 547.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 657.7% | 632.8% | 682.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 21 Mozambique 770.4% compare
- 22 Bangladesh 741.0% compare
- 23 Qatar 696.5% compare
- 25 Mauritania 608.8% compare
- 26 Myanmar 607.5% compare
- 27 Saint Kitts and Nevis 549.5% 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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -32.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.82 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.12 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 101.06 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Ghana?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Ghana was 672.0% 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 (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 682.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.3% in 1991.
- How does Ghana rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Ghana ranks 24th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.