Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Ghana
Ghana: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 3.52 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 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
In 2024, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Ghana stood at 3.52 Mt CO2e. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Ghana peaked at 3.52 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8131 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
Ghana ranks 89th of 203 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.8711 Mt CO2e | 0.8131 Mt CO2e | 0.9205 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.17 Mt CO2e | 0.9054 Mt CO2e | 1.41 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.55 Mt CO2e | 1.39 Mt CO2e | 1.77 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.94 Mt CO2e | 1.76 Mt CO2e | 2.16 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.66 Mt CO2e | 2.23 Mt CO2e | 3.04 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.36 Mt CO2e | 3.22 Mt CO2e | 3.52 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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 nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Ghana?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Ghana was 3.52 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 (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 3.52 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8131 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Ghana rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Ghana ranks 89th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (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 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).