Wood charcoal — Production, per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Wood charcoal — Production, per square kilometre was 10.26 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Wood charcoal — Production, per square kilometre in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, wood charcoal — production, per square kilometre in Ghana stood at 10.26 t per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood charcoal — production, per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 10.26 t per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4488 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
Ghana ranks 4th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood charcoal — Production, per square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4488 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4816 t per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1963 | 0.5168 t per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1964 | 0.5546 t per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1965 | 0.5951 t per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1966 | 0.6386 t per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1967 | 0.6853 t per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1968 | 0.7355 t per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1969 | 0.7892 t per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1970 | 0.847 t per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1971 | 0.9346 t per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1972 | 1.02 t per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 1.1 t per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 1.19 t per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 1.28 t per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 1.36 t per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 1.45 t per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 1.54 t per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 1.63 t per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 1.69 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 1.75 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 1.89 t per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 2.16 t per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1984 | 2.23 t per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 2.23 t per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 2.24 t per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 2.32 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 2.32 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 2.34 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 2.34 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3.3 t per square kilometre | +41.1% |
| 1992 | 3.3 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.3 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.42 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 3.59 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 3.78 t per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 3.97 t per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 4.17 t per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 4.37 t per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 4.57 t per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 4.79 t per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 5.02 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 5.25 t per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 5.48 t per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 5.71 t per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 5.97 t per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 6.23 t per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 6.49 t per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 6.76 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 7.02 t per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 7.27 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 7.53 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 7.78 t per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 8.04 t per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 8.3 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 8.54 t per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 8.79 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 9.04 t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 9.04 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.54 t per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 9.78 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 10.02 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 10.26 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 10.26 t per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.671 t per square kilometre, 15.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 10.26 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.46 t per square kilometre, 7.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood charcoal — Production, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +41.1% | 2.34 t per square kilometre | 3.3 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6051 t per square kilometre | 0.4488 t per square kilometre | 0.7892 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.24 t per square kilometre | 0.847 t per square kilometre | 1.63 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.12 t per square kilometre | 1.69 t per square kilometre | 2.34 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.56 t per square kilometre | 2.34 t per square kilometre | 4.37 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.63 t per square kilometre | 4.57 t per square kilometre | 6.76 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.14 t per square kilometre | 7.02 t per square kilometre | 9.04 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9 t per square kilometre | 9.54 t per square kilometre | 10.26 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood charcoal — production, per square kilometre in Ghana?
- Wood charcoal — production, per square kilometre in Ghana was 10.26 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood charcoal — production, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 10.26 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest wood charcoal — production, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4488 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for wood charcoal — production, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 4th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wood charcoal — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wood charcoal — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wood charcoal — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wood charcoal — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wood charcoal — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wood charcoal — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.