Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) in Ghana
Ghana: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) was 0.0169 Mt CO2e in 2024. β² Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) in Ghana, 1970β2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.0169 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) in Ghana peaked at 0.0318 Mt CO2e in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0073 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
That places Ghana 76th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0095 Mt CO2e | 0.0073 Mt CO2e | 0.011 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0119 Mt CO2e | 0.0113 Mt CO2e | 0.013 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0151 Mt CO2e | 0.0133 Mt CO2e | 0.0172 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0252 Mt CO2e | 0.0203 Mt CO2e | 0.0318 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0205 Mt CO2e | 0.0148 Mt CO2e | 0.0265 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0166 Mt CO2e | 0.0156 Mt CO2e | 0.0172 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 74 Madagascar 0.0188 Mt CO2e compare
- 75 Bulgaria 0.0172 Mt CO2e compare
- 77 Netherlands 0.016 Mt CO2e compare
- 78 Morocco 0.0158 Mt CO2e compare
- 79 Mozambique 0.0157 Mt CO2e compare
More environment data for Ghana
- Historical exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -13.57 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.26 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import -32.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -9.82 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.12 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 101.06 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) in Ghana?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) in Ghana was 0.0169 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0318 Mt CO2e in 2000.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0073 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial combustion (energy)?
- Ghana ranks 76th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from industrial combustion (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 code 1.A.2 Manufacturing Industries and Construction. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).