Total Bioenergy — Energy production in Ghana
Ghana: Total Bioenergy — Energy production was 168,565 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total Bioenergy — Energy production in Ghana, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, total bioenergy — energy production in Ghana stood at 168,565 TJ.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total bioenergy — energy production in Ghana peaked at 183,390 TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 100,485 TJ, in 1991.
That places Ghana 50th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
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 | 152,790 TJ | 134,309 TJ | 176,837 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 177,405 TJ | 168,565 TJ | 183,390 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More environment data for Ghana
- Standard Deviation 0.26 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 3,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 3,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 1,896 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 188 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 3,041 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 5,346 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 72,677 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 93,823 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total bioenergy — energy production in Ghana?
- Total bioenergy — energy production in Ghana was 168,565 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total bioenergy — energy production recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 183,390 TJ in 2022.
- What is the lowest total bioenergy — energy production recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 100,485 TJ in 1991.
- How does Ghana rank for total bioenergy — energy production?
- Ghana ranks 50th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total bioenergy — 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 Total Bioenergy — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.