Solid biofuels — Energy production in Ghana
Ghana: Solid biofuels — Energy production was 168,558 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Solid biofuels — Energy production in Ghana, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for solid biofuels — energy production in Ghana is 168,558 TJ, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy production in Ghana peaked at 183,388 TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 100,485 TJ, in 1991.
Ghana ranks 43rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Solid biofuels — Energy production in Ghana, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 117,567 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 100,485 TJ | -14.5% |
| 1992 | 137,025 TJ | +36.4% |
| 1993 | 165,344 TJ | +20.7% |
| 1994 | 162,950 TJ | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 160,548 TJ | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 158,154 TJ | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 155,752 TJ | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 153,358 TJ | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 150,965 TJ | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 162,960 TJ | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 155,165 TJ | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 148,296 TJ | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 142,312 TJ | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 137,239 TJ | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 133,093 TJ | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 129,914 TJ | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 128,491 TJ | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 128,574 TJ | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 130,965 TJ | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 134,309 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 139,883 TJ | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 141,507 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 147,595 TJ | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 150,730 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 151,512 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 150,872 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 161,583 TJ | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 176,833 TJ | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 173,064 TJ | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 178,994 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 174,939 TJ | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 183,388 TJ | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 181,126 TJ | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 168,558 TJ | -6.9% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 168,558 TJ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 65,625 TJ, 2.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 168,558 TJ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89,896 TJ, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Solid biofuels — Energy production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +36.4% | 100,485 TJ | 137,025 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 146,215 TJ | 100,485 TJ | 165,344 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 139,701 TJ | 128,491 TJ | 162,960 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 152,789 TJ | 134,309 TJ | 176,833 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 177,401 TJ | 168,558 TJ | 183,388 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 40 South Africa 181,916 TJ compare
- 41 Australia 181,445 TJ compare
- 42 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 177,580 TJ compare
- 44 Somalia 167,276 TJ compare
- 45 Burkina Faso 161,137 TJ compare
- 46 Mali 154,236 TJ compare
More environment data for Ghana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -13.57 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.26 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -27.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.8796 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid biofuels — energy production in Ghana?
- Solid biofuels — energy production in Ghana was 168,558 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 183,388 TJ in 2022.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 100,485 TJ in 1991.
- How does Ghana rank for solid biofuels — energy production?
- Ghana ranks 43rd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy production rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid biofuels — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.