Charcoal — Energy consumption in Ghana
Ghana: Charcoal — Energy consumption was 42,508 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Charcoal — Energy consumption in Ghana, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, charcoal — energy consumption in Ghana stood at 42,508 TJ.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charcoal — energy consumption in Ghana peaked at 54,433 TJ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11,505 TJ, in 1990.
Ghana ranks 12th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Charcoal — Energy consumption in Ghana, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11,505 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 12,803 TJ | +11.3% |
| 1992 | 13,511 TJ | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 14,278 TJ | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 15,045 TJ | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 15,428 TJ | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 15,782 TJ | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 16,166 TJ | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 16,579 TJ | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 16,933 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 27,494 TJ | +62.4% |
| 2001 | 28,052 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 28,736 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 29,568 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 30,609 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 30,621 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 30,940 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 31,347 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 31,503 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 31,482 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 31,603 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 38,728 TJ | +22.5% |
| 2012 | 39,893 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 42,684 TJ | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 43,961 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 43,617 TJ | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 43,756 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 50,143 TJ | +14.6% |
| 2018 | 52,955 TJ | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 52,051 TJ | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 54,433 TJ | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 45,262 TJ | -16.8% |
| 2022 | 53,552 TJ | +18.3% |
| 2023 | 46,355 TJ | -13.4% |
| 2024 | 42,508 TJ | -8.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 42,508 TJ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,205 TJ, 10.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 42,508 TJ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10,797 TJ, 3.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charcoal — Energy consumption 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +62.4% | 16,933 TJ | 27,494 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,803 TJ | 11,505 TJ | 16,933 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,035 TJ | 27,494 TJ | 31,503 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 43,939 TJ | 31,603 TJ | 52,955 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 48,422 TJ | 42,508 TJ | 54,433 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 5,128 TJ compare
- 9 Somalia 48,129 TJ compare
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,525 TJ compare
- 10 Nigeria 44,459 TJ compare
- 11 Melanesia 376.21 TJ compare
- 11 OECD 42,541 TJ compare
- 12 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 167.71 TJ compare
- 13 India 41,521 TJ compare
- 13 Republic of Moldova 85.55 TJ compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 79.65 TJ compare
- 14 Zambia 38,232 TJ compare
- 15 Angola 37,150 TJ compare
- 15 Micronesia 54.93 TJ 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -27.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is charcoal — energy consumption in Ghana?
- Charcoal — energy consumption in Ghana was 42,508 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest charcoal — energy consumption recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 54,433 TJ in 2020.
- What is the lowest charcoal — energy consumption recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,505 TJ in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for charcoal — energy consumption?
- Ghana ranks 12th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is charcoal — energy consumption rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Charcoal — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.