Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in Ghana
Ghana: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding was 6.8 Mt CO2e in 2023. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding 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 - total excluding in Ghana is 6.8 Mt CO2e, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in Ghana peaked at 7.02 Mt CO2e in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.19 Mt CO2e, in 2017.
That places Ghana 38th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.38 Mt CO2e | — |
| 2001 | 5.93 Mt CO2e | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 6.15 Mt CO2e | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 5.79 Mt CO2e | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 5.24 Mt CO2e | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 5.32 Mt CO2e | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 5.5 Mt CO2e | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 5.53 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 5.58 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 5.32 Mt CO2e | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 5.59 Mt CO2e | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 5.48 Mt CO2e | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 5.59 Mt CO2e | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 5.92 Mt CO2e | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 5.82 Mt CO2e | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 6.17 Mt CO2e | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 5.51 Mt CO2e | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 5.19 Mt CO2e | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 5.29 Mt CO2e | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 7.02 Mt CO2e | +32.7% |
| 2020 | 6.45 Mt CO2e | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 6.22 Mt CO2e | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 6.8 Mt CO2e | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 6.8 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.57 Mt CO2e | 5.24 Mt CO2e | 6.15 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.76 Mt CO2e | 5.19 Mt CO2e | 7.02 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.57 Mt CO2e | 6.22 Mt CO2e | 6.8 Mt CO2e | 4 |
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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)
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- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in Ghana?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in Ghana was 6.8 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 - total excluding recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 7.02 Mt CO2e in 2019.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.19 Mt CO2e in 2017.
- How does Ghana rank for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding?
- Ghana ranks 38th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. 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 - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) from Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry LULUCF, excluding non-tropical fires at the country level.