Charcoal — Energy production in Ghana
Ghana: Charcoal — Energy production was 42,527 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Charcoal — Energy production in Ghana, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 42,527 TJ for charcoal — energy production in 2024.
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 production in Ghana peaked at 54,453 TJ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11,505 TJ, in 1990.
That places Ghana 12th out of 148 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Charcoal — Energy production 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 | 27,582 TJ | +62.9% |
| 2001 | 28,134 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 28,839 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 29,704 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 30,745 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 30,789 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 31,025 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 31,453 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 31,589 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 31,609 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 31,645 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 38,751 TJ | +22.5% |
| 2012 | 39,949 TJ | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 42,707 TJ | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 43,976 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 43,630 TJ | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 43,785 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 50,153 TJ | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 52,963 TJ | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 52,066 TJ | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 54,453 TJ | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 45,312 TJ | -16.8% |
| 2022 | 53,582 TJ | +18.3% |
| 2023 | 46,375 TJ | -13.5% |
| 2024 | 42,527 TJ | -8.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 42,527 TJ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,026 TJ, 6.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 42,527 TJ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11,298 TJ, 3.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charcoal — Energy production 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 | +62.9% | 16,933 TJ | 27,582 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,803 TJ | 11,505 TJ | 16,933 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,147 TJ | 27,582 TJ | 31,609 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 43,962 TJ | 31,645 TJ | 52,963 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 48,450 TJ | 42,527 TJ | 54,453 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 5,128 TJ compare
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,896 TJ compare
- 10 Nigeria 44,459 TJ compare
- 11 Indonesia 43,866 TJ compare
- 11 Melanesia 380.46 TJ compare
- 12 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 167.71 TJ compare
- 13 India 41,521 TJ compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 79.65 TJ compare
- 14 Zambia 38,232 TJ compare
- 14 Polynesia 42.66 TJ compare
- 15 Angola 37,150 TJ compare
- 15 Côte d'Ivoire 43,224 TJ compare
- 15 Micronesia 25.19 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 production in Ghana?
- Charcoal — energy production in Ghana was 42,527 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest charcoal — energy production recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 54,453 TJ in 2020.
- What is the lowest charcoal — energy production recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,505 TJ in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for charcoal — energy production?
- Ghana ranks 12th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is charcoal — energy production 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 production. 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.