Municipal waste generated in Ghana
Ghana: Municipal waste generated was 5.03 million tonnes in 2017. β² Rising
Municipal waste generated in Ghana, 2000β2017
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 5.03 million tonnes for municipal waste generated in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste generated in Ghana peaked at 5.03 million tonnes in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.76 million tonnes, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 35th of 75 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.33 million tonnes | 2.76 million tonnes | 3.95 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.50 million tonnes | 4.05 million tonnes | 5.03 million tonnes | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More environment data for Ghana
- Standard Deviation 0.26 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 3,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 3,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 1,896 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 188 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 3,041 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 5,346 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 72,677 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 93,823 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste generated in Ghana?
- Municipal waste generated in Ghana was 5.03 million tonnes in 2017, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste generated recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 5.03 million tonnes in 2017.
- What is the lowest municipal waste generated recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.76 million tonnes in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for municipal waste generated?
- Ghana ranks 35th out of 75 countries with data for 2017.
- Is municipal waste generated rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Municipal waste generated (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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