Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land in Ghana
Ghana: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land was -2.7 Mt CO2e in 2023. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land in Ghana, 2000–2023
Source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land in Ghana is -2.7 Mt CO2e, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land in Ghana peaked at -2.68 Mt CO2e in 2019 and was at its lowest, -4.51 Mt CO2e, in 2017.
Ghana ranks 89th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -4.32 Mt CO2e | — |
| 2001 | -3.77 Mt CO2e | -12.7% |
| 2002 | -3.55 Mt CO2e | -5.7% |
| 2003 | -3.91 Mt CO2e | +10.1% |
| 2004 | -4.46 Mt CO2e | +14.1% |
| 2005 | -4.38 Mt CO2e | -2.0% |
| 2006 | -4.2 Mt CO2e | -4.0% |
| 2007 | -4.17 Mt CO2e | -0.8% |
| 2008 | -4.12 Mt CO2e | -1.2% |
| 2009 | -4.38 Mt CO2e | +6.3% |
| 2010 | -4.11 Mt CO2e | -6.3% |
| 2011 | -4.22 Mt CO2e | +2.8% |
| 2012 | -4.11 Mt CO2e | -2.6% |
| 2013 | -3.78 Mt CO2e | -8.1% |
| 2014 | -3.88 Mt CO2e | +2.5% |
| 2015 | -3.53 Mt CO2e | -9.0% |
| 2016 | -4.19 Mt CO2e | +18.7% |
| 2017 | -4.51 Mt CO2e | +7.7% |
| 2018 | -4.41 Mt CO2e | -2.2% |
| 2019 | -2.68 Mt CO2e | -39.2% |
| 2020 | -3.25 Mt CO2e | +21.4% |
| 2021 | -3.48 Mt CO2e | +6.9% |
| 2022 | -2.7 Mt CO2e | -22.4% |
| 2023 | -2.7 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -4.13 Mt CO2e | -4.46 Mt CO2e | -3.55 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.94 Mt CO2e | -4.51 Mt CO2e | -2.68 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.03 Mt CO2e | -3.48 Mt CO2e | -2.7 Mt CO2e | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 86 Dominican Republic -2.25 Mt CO2e compare
- 87 Montenegro -2.5 Mt CO2e compare
- 88 Malawi -2.63 Mt CO2e compare
- 90 Dominica -2.76 Mt CO2e compare
- 91 Sri Lanka -2.83 Mt CO2e compare
- 92 Azerbaijan -3.57 Mt CO2e compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.26 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 128.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0016 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate 18.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita 0.0015 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 69.75 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land in Ghana?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land in Ghana was -2.7 Mt CO2e in 2023, according to Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was -2.68 Mt CO2e in 2019.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.51 Mt CO2e in 2017.
- How does Ghana rank for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land?
- Ghana ranks 89th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the category "Forest land".