Ghana Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
48.093.949
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+2,72%
increase
Global Share
0,09%
Per Capita
1,44
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Ghana were 48.093.949 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 2,72% over the previous year, representing an increase by 1.271.438 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 46.822.511 tons.
- Per capita: 1,44 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
- Ghana accounts for 0,09% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 48.093.949 | 24.171.006 | 18.112.603 | 3.515.053 | 2.295.287 | 1,44 | 2,72% | 0,090% |
| 2023 | 46.822.511 | 23.224.603 | 18.064.515 | 3.387.047 | 2.146.347 | 1,43 | −0,2% | 0,089% |
| 2022 | 46.917.919 | 23.787.828 | 17.754.223 | 3.378.959 | 1.996.909 | 1,47 | 0,83% | 0,091% |
| 2021 | 46.529.699 | 24.491.580 | 16.974.253 | 3.215.399 | 1.848.467 | 1,48 | 1,82% | 0,091% |
| 2020 | 45.700.024 | 22.945.767 | 17.772.497 | 3.285.685 | 1.696.075 | 1,49 | 7,04% | 0,093% |
| 2019 | 42.694.729 | 20.276.641 | 17.824.993 | 3.044.501 | 1.548.594 | 1,42 | 5,53% | 0,084% |
| 2018 | 40.457.491 | 19.056.538 | 17.022.696 | 2.974.224 | 1.404.033 | 1,37 | 5,27% | 0,080% |
| 2017 | 38.432.093 | 17.372.506 | 16.916.105 | 2.904.539 | 1.238.943 | 1,33 | 10,98% | 0,078% |
| 2016 | 34.630.670 | 16.040.001 | 14.690.273 | 2.795.443 | 1.104.952 | 1,23 | 1,97% | 0,071% |
| 2015 | 33.959.981 | 15.610.639 | 14.669.343 | 2.710.450 | 969.548 | 1,23 | 3,96% | 0,070% |
| 2014 | 32.665.553 | 14.835.249 | 14.347.157 | 2.602.078 | 881.069 | 1,21 | 0,6% | 0,067% |
| 2013 | 32.470.467 | 15.397.690 | 13.710.865 | 2.553.901 | 808.012 | 1,23 | 6,94% | 0,067% |
| 2012 | 30.363.766 | 14.475.600 | 12.664.420 | 2.435.945 | 787.801 | 1,18 | 10,32% | 0,064% |
| 2011 | 27.522.181 | 11.992.244 | 12.363.158 | 2.390.085 | 776.695 | 1,1 | 12,34% | 0,059% |
| 2010 | 24.498.691 | 11.128.032 | 10.382.026 | 2.229.091 | 759.542 | 1 | 5,81% | 0,054% |
| 2009 | 23.153.297 | 9.918.094 | 10.309.202 | 2.161.973 | 764.029 | 0,97 | 5,06% | 0,054% |
| 2008 | 22.037.284 | 8.651.429 | 10.524.389 | 2.112.443 | 749.022 | 0,95 | 8,17% | 0,050% |
| 2007 | 20.373.495 | 9.122.545 | 8.513.887 | 2.012.902 | 724.161 | 0,9 | 2,79% | 0,047% |
| 2006 | 19.819.738 | 8.640.681 | 8.428.409 | 2.012.892 | 737.756 | 0,9 | 10,87% | 0,047% |
| 2005 | 17.876.650 | 7.105.801 | 8.113.746 | 1.989.091 | 668.012 | 0,83 | 4,42% | 0,044% |
| 2004 | 17.119.756 | 6.716.776 | 8.008.521 | 1.841.336 | 553.122 | 0,82 | −0,53% | 0,043% |
| 2003 | 17.210.551 | 7.208.263 | 7.668.075 | 1.855.393 | 478.819 | 0,84 | −1,89% | 0,045% |
| 2002 | 17.541.934 | 7.680.345 | 7.574.746 | 1.806.201 | 480.642 | 0,88 | 8,58% | 0,048% |
| 2001 | 16.155.413 | 6.503.591 | 7.432.208 | 1.829.929 | 389.684 | 0,83 | 3,96% | 0,045% |
| 2000 | 15.540.592 | 6.017.179 | 7.296.944 | 1.760.819 | 465.649 | 0,82 | −3,34% | 0,043% |
| 1999 | 16.078.071 | 6.842.651 | 7.112.430 | 1.766.245 | 356.745 | 0,87 | 6,09% | 0,046% |
| 1998 | 15.154.464 | 6.270.120 | 6.959.168 | 1.744.204 | 180.972 | 0,84 | 12,91% | 0,044% |
| 1997 | 13.421.826 | 4.617.431 | 6.784.665 | 1.559.586 | 460.144 | 0,76 | 2,73% | 0,039% |
| 1996 | 13.065.741 | 4.390.606 | 6.618.961 | 1.651.059 | 405.115 | 0,76 | 5,45% | 0,038% |
| 1995 | 12.390.179 | 4.044.314 | 6.376.633 | 1.584.219 | 385.014 | 0,74 | 3,43% | 0,037% |
| 1994 | 11.979.672 | 3.763.690 | 6.210.941 | 1.547.868 | 457.172 | 0,73 | 3,48% | 0,037% |
| 1993 | 11.577.066 | 3.535.826 | 6.039.113 | 1.449.895 | 552.231 | 0,73 | 2,91% | 0,036% |
| 1992 | 11.249.599 | 3.427.302 | 5.859.511 | 1.397.972 | 564.815 | 0,73 | 5,1% | 0,035% |
| 1991 | 10.703.972 | 2.902.956 | 5.810.522 | 1.444.877 | 545.618 | 0,71 | 2,2% | 0,033% |
| 1990 | 10.473.499 | 3.131.101 | 5.407.161 | 1.389.495 | 545.742 | 0,72 | −0,81% | 0,032% |
| 1989 | 10.559.240 | 3.171.523 | 5.420.538 | 1.409.428 | 557.751 | 0,74 | 7,06% | 0,033% |
| 1988 | 9.862.801 | 2.842.573 | 5.237.614 | 1.223.863 | 558.752 | 0,71 | 2,27% | 0,031% |
| 1987 | 9.643.875 | 2.706.929 | 5.124.771 | 1.266.053 | 546.123 | 0,72 | 4,9% | 0,032% |
| 1986 | 9.193.818 | 2.538.805 | 4.894.405 | 1.284.198 | 476.410 | 0,7 | 7,38% | 0,031% |
| 1985 | 8.562.196 | 2.341.172 | 4.822.500 | 1.205.032 | 193.491 | 0,67 | 8,08% | 0,029% |
| 1984 | 7.921.873 | 2.000.917 | 4.625.726 | 1.114.069 | 181.161 | 0,64 | 6,3% | 0,027% |
| 1983 | 7.452.535 | 1.726.888 | 4.382.408 | 1.174.023 | 169.216 | 0,63 | −16,85% | 0,027% |
| 1982 | 8.963.262 | 2.733.423 | 4.291.450 | 1.185.959 | 752.430 | 0,78 | −0,9% | 0,032% |
| 1981 | 9.044.333 | 3.174.445 | 4.246.821 | 934.324 | 688.743 | 0,81 | 7,39% | 0,032% |
| 1980 | 8.421.598 | 2.663.131 | 4.104.668 | 905.369 | 748.431 | 0,78 | 0,49% | 0,030% |
| 1979 | 8.380.826 | 2.635.031 | 4.187.704 | 885.301 | 672.789 | 0,79 | 1,02% | 0,029% |
| 1978 | 8.296.275 | 2.971.251 | 4.002.651 | 880.483 | 441.891 | 0,8 | −2,24% | 0,030% |
| 1977 | 8.486.426 | 3.055.219 | 3.942.890 | 879.224 | 609.093 | 0,83 | 2,12% | 0,031% |
| 1976 | 8.310.066 | 2.959.928 | 3.850.213 | 894.813 | 605.112 | 0,83 | 1,49% | 0,031% |
| 1975 | 8.187.813 | 2.894.141 | 3.820.928 | 903.461 | 569.283 | 0,83 | 1,08% | 0,032% |
| 1974 | 8.100.143 | 2.718.608 | 3.835.975 | 920.544 | 625.017 | 0,84 | 8,04% | 0,032% |
| 1973 | 7.497.184 | 2.550.784 | 3.486.547 | 854.741 | 605.112 | 0,8 | 1,88% | 0,029% |
| 1972 | 7.358.495 | 2.496.260 | 3.471.403 | 861.358 | 529.473 | 0,81 | 6,03% | 0,030% |
| 1971 | 6.940.059 | 2.384.321 | 3.295.518 | 818.329 | 441.891 | 0,79 | 1,39% | 0,030% |
| 1970 | 6.845.153 | 2.344.647 | 3.237.557 | 813.096 | 449.853 | 0,8 | – | 0,029% |
See also
- Ghana CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Ghana
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).