Environment in Ghana 53 indicators covering environment for Ghana. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.3 Mt CO2e 2024 up 20.9% 79th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 9.86 Mt CO2e 2024 up 37.6% 71st Carbon intensity of GDP 0.3231 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 up 5.4% 88th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 7.53 Mt CO2e 2024 up 130.4% 72nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.7021 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 32.7% 153rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 24.17 Mt CO2e 2024 up 62.9% 81st Aquaculture production 121,810 metric tons 2024 up 216.0% 36th Capture fisheries production 496,159 metric tons 2024 up 53.3% 38th Total fisheries production 617,969 metric tons 2024 up 70.6% 41st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.98 Mt CO2e 2024 up 79.4% 72nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 2.04 Mt CO2e 2024 up 25.1% 92nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.01 Mt CO2e 2024 up 265.7% 79th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7595 Mt CO2e 2024 down 9.5% 105th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 2.29 Mt CO2e 2024 up 45.5% 87th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0964 Mt CO2e 2024 up 13.1% 75th Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0685 Mt CO2e 2024 up 45.1% 46th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 48.09 Mt CO2e 2024 up 47.2% 80th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.3946 Mt CO2e 2024 up 36.7% 49th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.133 Mt CO2e 2024 up 48.6% 63rd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0039 Mt CO2e 2024 down 20.4% 118th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.52 Mt CO2e 2024 up 35.1% 89th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.5253 Mt CO2e 2024 up 7.9% 71st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0169 Mt CO2e 2024 down 21.4% 76th Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0108 Mt CO2e 2024 up 125.0% 84th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.4 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 19.9% 170th Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.2 Mt CO2e 2024 up 51.7% 83rd Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7908 Mt CO2e 2024 up 16.0% 53rd Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 7.72 Mt CO2e 2024 up 14.0% 50th Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0127 Mt CO2e 2024 down 24.9% 75th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0586 Mt CO2e 2024 up 8.1% 25th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.11 Mt CO2e 2024 up 26.2% 78th F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 2.3 Mt CO2e 2024 up 160.5% 55th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.0993 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 up 5.4% 123rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 672.0% 2024 up 79.8% 24th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 153.0% 2024 up 75.3% 31st Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 359.2% 2024 up 69.5% 10th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 235.0% 2024 up 42.1% 13th Coal rents 0.0% 2021 — 70th Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa 6.31 2022 up 10.1% 112th Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 53.62 Mt CO2e 2023 up 39.7% 75th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop 6.8 Mt CO2e 2023 up 14.8% 38th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 14.1% 2023 up 166.0% 138th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 32.8% 2023 up 74.5% 146th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 48.2% 2023 up 47.0% 152nd Forest rents 3.8% 2021 down 31.7% 21st Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 47.31 2022 up 41.9% 68th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -2.7 Mt CO2e 2023 up 28.6% 89th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 13.33 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 37th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land -3.63 Mt CO2e 2023 down 5.9% 164th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2020 — 38th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 up 35.8% 1st PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 45.1% 2017 up 504.5% 48th