CO2 emissions from cement production in Ghana
Ghana: CO2 emissions from cement production was 898.41 thousand metric tons in 2009. ◆ Volatile
CO2 emissions from cement production in Ghana, 1960–2009
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in thousand metric tons.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 898.41 thousand metric tons for co2 emissions from cement production in 2009.
The figure is down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 emissions from cement production in Ghana peaked at 971.75 thousand metric tons in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 thousand metric tons, in 1960.
That places Ghana 11th out of 51 countries with data for 2009, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.54 thousand metric tons | 0 thousand metric tons | 201.69 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 251.56 thousand metric tons | 135.68 thousand metric tons | 333.7 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 169.42 thousand metric tons | 110.01 thousand metric tons | 282.36 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 648.33 thousand metric tons | 337.36 thousand metric tons | 931.42 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 924.82 thousand metric tons | 898.41 thousand metric tons | 971.75 thousand metric tons | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More environment data for Ghana
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 48.09 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.4 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.2 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7908 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 7.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0127 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0108 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0685 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 emissions from cement production in Ghana?
- Co2 emissions from cement production in Ghana was 898.41 thousand metric tons in 2009, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest co2 emissions from cement production recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 971.75 thousand metric tons in 2000.
- What is the lowest co2 emissions from cement production recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 thousand metric tons in 1960.
- How does Ghana rank for co2 emissions from cement production?
- Ghana ranks 11th out of 51 countries with data for 2009.
- Is co2 emissions from cement production rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of CO2 emissions from cement production (thousand metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide emissions from cement production refer mainly to emissions during cement production. Cement production is a multi-step process and CO2 is actually released from klinker production during the cement production process. The U.S. Department of Energy’s carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) calculates annual anthropogenic emissions from data on fossil fuel consumption (from the United Nations Statistics Division’s World Energy Data Set) and world cement manufacturing (from the U.S. Bureau of Mine’s Cement Manufacturing Data Set). Carbon dioxide emissions, often calculated and reported as elemental carbon, were converted to actual carbon dioxide mass by multiplying them by 3.664 (the ratio of the mass of carbon to that of carbon dioxide). Although estimates of global carbon dioxide emissions are probably accurate within 10 percent (as calculated from global average file chemistry and use), country estimates may have larger error bounds. Trends estimated from a consistent time series tend to be more accurate than individual values. Each year the CDIAC recalculates the entire time series since 1949, incorporating recent findings and corrections. Estimates exclude fuels supplied to ships and aircraft in international transport because of the difficulty of apportioning he fuels among benefitting countries. The ratio of carbon dioxide per unit of energy shows carbon intensity, which is the amount of carbon dioxide emitted as a result of using one unit of energy in the process of production.