Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Ghana
Ghana: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 235.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Ghana, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
In 2024, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Ghana stood at 235.0%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Ghana peaked at 235.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 1991.
That places Ghana 13th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.7% | 7.5% | 31.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 55.1% | 34.9% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 167.4% | 92.0% | 229.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 228.0% | 213.9% | 235.0% | 5 |
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More environment data for Ghana
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.01 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 223 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,100 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 22.79 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 41.14 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 5,186 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 21.48 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2,708 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 37.37 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,710 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Ghana?
- Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Ghana was 235.0% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 235.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 1991.
- How does Ghana rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Ghana ranks 13th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.