Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes in Ghana
Ghana: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes was 0.5253 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes in Ghana, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in Ghana is 0.5253 Mt CO2e, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.8% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in Ghana peaked at 0.5815 Mt CO2e in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0692 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
That places Ghana 71st out of 203 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.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0692 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.0699 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0728 Mt CO2e | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0769 Mt CO2e | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0818 Mt CO2e | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0848 Mt CO2e | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0865 Mt CO2e | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0894 Mt CO2e | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.091 Mt CO2e | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0891 Mt CO2e | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.092 Mt CO2e | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0969 Mt CO2e | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3321 Mt CO2e | +242.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3087 Mt CO2e | -7.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1923 Mt CO2e | -37.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2539 Mt CO2e | +32.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3171 Mt CO2e | +24.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2501 Mt CO2e | -21.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1858 Mt CO2e | -25.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3138 Mt CO2e | +68.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3398 Mt CO2e | +8.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3286 Mt CO2e | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2876 Mt CO2e | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3105 Mt CO2e | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3943 Mt CO2e | +27.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4001 Mt CO2e | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3971 Mt CO2e | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2639 Mt CO2e | -33.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4 Mt CO2e | +51.6% |
| 1999 | 0.383 Mt CO2e | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3633 Mt CO2e | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4163 Mt CO2e | +14.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3831 Mt CO2e | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4006 Mt CO2e | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3486 Mt CO2e | -13.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4756 Mt CO2e | +36.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4376 Mt CO2e | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4001 Mt CO2e | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4235 Mt CO2e | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4019 Mt CO2e | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4202 Mt CO2e | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4958 Mt CO2e | +18.0% |
| 2012 | 0.452 Mt CO2e | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5045 Mt CO2e | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 0.487 Mt CO2e | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5179 Mt CO2e | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5136 Mt CO2e | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5147 Mt CO2e | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5017 Mt CO2e | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.485 Mt CO2e | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5815 Mt CO2e | +19.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4721 Mt CO2e | -18.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5546 Mt CO2e | +17.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4656 Mt CO2e | -16.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5253 Mt CO2e | +12.8% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.5253 Mt CO2e is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.302 Mt CO2e, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.5253 Mt CO2e is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2816 Mt CO2e, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +242.7% | 0.0969 Mt CO2e | 0.3321 Mt CO2e |
| 1989 | +68.9% | 0.1858 Mt CO2e | 0.3138 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0811 Mt CO2e | 0.0692 Mt CO2e | 0.091 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2343 Mt CO2e | 0.092 Mt CO2e | 0.3321 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3505 Mt CO2e | 0.2639 Mt CO2e | 0.4001 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4051 Mt CO2e | 0.3486 Mt CO2e | 0.4756 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4892 Mt CO2e | 0.4202 Mt CO2e | 0.5179 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5198 Mt CO2e | 0.4656 Mt CO2e | 0.5815 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in Ghana?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in Ghana was 0.5253 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 processes recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5815 Mt CO2e in 2020.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0692 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes?
- Ghana ranks 71st out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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 Processes (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 processes including IPCC 2006 codes 2.A.1 Cement production, 2.A.2 Lime production, 2.A.3 Glass Production, 2.A.4 Other Process Uses of Carbonates, 2.B Chemical Industry, 2.C Metal Industry, 2.D Non-Energy Products from Fuels and Solvent Use, 2.E Electronics Industry, 2.F Product Uses as Substitutes for Ozone Depleting Substances, 2.G Other Product Manufacture and Use and 5.A Indirect N2O emissions from the atmospheric deposition of nitrogen in NOx and NH3). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).