Ghana CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
24.171.006
tons
Year-over-Year
+4,08%
increase
Global Share
0,06%
Per Capita
0,73
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in Ghana were 24.171.006 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions increased by 4,08% over the previous year, representing an increase by 946.403 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 23.224.603 tons.
- CO2 emissions per capita in Ghana are equivalent to 0,73 tons per person, an increase by 0,01 over the figure of 0,71 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of 2% in CO2 emissions per capita.
Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Ghana
| Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) | CO2 emissions change | CO2 emissions per capita | Share of World's CO2 emissions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24.171.006 | 4,08% | 0,73 | 0,061% |
| 2023 | 23.224.603 | −2,37% | 0,71 | 0,059% |
| 2022 | 23.787.828 | −2,87% | 0,74 | 0,062% |
| 2021 | 24.491.580 | 6,74% | 0,78 | 0,064% |
| 2020 | 22.945.767 | 13,16% | 0,75 | 0,063% |
| 2019 | 20.276.641 | 6,4% | 0,67 | 0,053% |
| 2018 | 19.056.538 | 9,69% | 0,65 | 0,050% |
| 2017 | 17.372.506 | 8,31% | 0,6 | 0,047% |
| 2016 | 16.040.001 | 2,75% | 0,57 | 0,044% |
| 2015 | 15.610.639 | 5,23% | 0,57 | 0,043% |
| 2014 | 14.835.249 | −3,65% | 0,55 | 0,041% |
| 2013 | 15.397.690 | 6,37% | 0,58 | 0,043% |
| 2012 | 14.475.600 | 20,71% | 0,56 | 0,041% |
| 2011 | 11.992.244 | 7,77% | 0,48 | 0,034% |
| 2010 | 11.128.032 | 12,2% | 0,45 | 0,033% |
| 2009 | 9.918.094 | 14,64% | 0,41 | 0,031% |
| 2008 | 8.651.429 | −5,16% | 0,37 | 0,027% |
| 2007 | 9.122.545 | 5,58% | 0,4 | 0,028% |
| 2006 | 8.640.681 | 21,6% | 0,39 | 0,028% |
| 2005 | 7.105.801 | 5,79% | 0,33 | 0,024% |
| 2004 | 6.716.776 | −6,82% | 0,32 | 0,023% |
| 2003 | 7.208.263 | −6,15% | 0,35 | 0,026% |
| 2002 | 7.680.345 | 18,09% | 0,39 | 0,029% |
| 2001 | 6.503.591 | 8,08% | 0,33 | 0,025% |
| 2000 | 6.017.179 | −12,06% | 0,32 | 0,023% |
| 1999 | 6.842.651 | 9,13% | 0,37 | 0,027% |
| 1998 | 6.270.120 | 35,79% | 0,35 | 0,025% |
| 1997 | 4.617.431 | 5,17% | 0,26 | 0,019% |
| 1996 | 4.390.606 | 8,56% | 0,26 | 0,018% |
| 1995 | 4.044.314 | 7,46% | 0,24 | 0,017% |
| 1994 | 3.763.690 | 6,44% | 0,23 | 0,016% |
| 1993 | 3.535.826 | 3,17% | 0,22 | 0,016% |
| 1992 | 3.427.302 | 18,06% | 0,22 | 0,015% |
| 1991 | 2.902.956 | −7,29% | 0,19 | 0,013% |
| 1990 | 3.131.101 | −1,27% | 0,21 | 0,014% |
| 1989 | 3.171.523 | 11,57% | 0,22 | 0,014% |
| 1988 | 2.842.573 | 5,01% | 0,21 | 0,013% |
| 1987 | 2.706.929 | 6,62% | 0,2 | 0,013% |
| 1986 | 2.538.805 | 8,44% | 0,19 | 0,012% |
| 1985 | 2.341.172 | 17% | 0,18 | 0,012% |
| 1984 | 2.000.917 | 15,87% | 0,16 | 0,010% |
| 1983 | 1.726.888 | −36,82% | 0,15 | 0,0089% |
| 1982 | 2.733.423 | −13,89% | 0,24 | 0,014% |
| 1981 | 3.174.445 | 19,2% | 0,29 | 0,016% |
| 1980 | 2.663.131 | 1,07% | 0,25 | 0,013% |
| 1979 | 2.635.031 | −11,32% | 0,25 | 0,013% |
| 1978 | 2.971.251 | −2,75% | 0,29 | 0,015% |
| 1977 | 3.055.219 | 3,22% | 0,3 | 0,016% |
| 1976 | 2.959.928 | 2,27% | 0,3 | 0,016% |
| 1975 | 2.894.141 | 6,46% | 0,29 | 0,017% |
| 1974 | 2.718.608 | 6,58% | 0,28 | 0,016% |
| 1973 | 2.550.784 | 2,18% | 0,27 | 0,015% |
| 1972 | 2.496.260 | 4,69% | 0,27 | 0,015% |
| 1971 | 2.384.321 | 1,69% | 0,27 | 0,015% |
| 1970 | 2.344.647 | – | 0,27 | 0,015% |
See also
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).