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