Environment in Ghana

2,502 indicators covering environment for Ghana.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Roundwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 76.0% 31st
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 38.2% 56th
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 8.3% 6th
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person 2024 up 112.4% 138th
Wood-based panels — Production 32,466 m3 2024 down 82.3% 105th
Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity 24,478 t 2024 up 4,690.2% 77th
Chemical wood pulp — Import value 21,650 1000 USD 2024 up 4,112.1% 78th
Veneer sheets — Import value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person 2024 up 76.1% 134th
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per capita 0.0001 1000 USD per person 2024 down 62.0% 103rd
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 3.2% 117th
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 78.2% 136th
Newsprint — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 77.0% 16th
Newsprint — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 43.7% 17th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0.0002 t per person 2024 up 88.2% 114th
Total fibre furnish — Import value, per capita 0.0007 1000 USD per person 2024 up 3,282.2% 84th
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per capita 0.0013 t per person 2024 up 3,399.0% 81st
Paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0.0001 1000 USD per person 2024 up 2.1% 122nd
Industrial roundwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 87.7% 25th
Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 75.8% 28th
Plywood and LVL — Export quantity 24,466 m3 2024 down 57.1% 61st
Plywood and LVL — Export value 9,618 1000 USD 2024 down 49.4% 72nd
Wood pulp — Import value, annual growth rate 41.87 % change on previous year 2024 up 2,098.3% 22nd
Pulp for paper — Import value, annual growth rate 41.85 % change on previous year 2024 up 2,097.4% 25th
Wood pulp — Import quantity, annual growth rate 134.75 % change on previous year 2024 up 2,224.4% 9th
Pulp for paper — Import quantity, annual growth rate 135.04 % change on previous year 2024 up 2,229.5% 10th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita 0.0014 t per person 2024 up 92.7% 79th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per capita 0.001 t per person 2024 up 41.8% 96th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita 0.0015 t per person 2024 up 171.4% 76th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per capita 0.0007 t per person 2024 up 20.9% 102nd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita 0.003 t per person 2024 up 123.2% 96th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per capita 0.0005 t per person 2024 up 277.1% 68th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per capita 0.0028 t per person 2024 up 51.8% 96th
Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 35th
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre 1.52 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 43.7% 56th
Sawnwood — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0013 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 73.0% 173rd
Sawnwood — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0097 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 25.1% 162nd
Total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre 2.2 metric tons per square kilometre 2023 up 55.4% 72nd
Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre 1.69 metric tons per square kilometre 2023 up 32.8% 76th
Aquaculture production (metric tons), per square kilometre 0.5103 metric tons per square kilometre 2023 up 257.1% 38th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per square 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 32.7% 91st
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 43.5% 103rd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 45.5% 146th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 32.6% 135th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 7.7% 108th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 37.0% 99th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 19.1% 16th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 15.6% 101st
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per square 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 48.4% 125th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 33.2% 107th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 96.2% 104th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 50.8% 123rd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 74.0% 90th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 15.6% 128th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 276.7% 80th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 30.9% 149th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 21.4% 119th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per square 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 38.2% 83rd
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 115.2% 112th
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 31.8% 102nd
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.0041 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 38.4% 135th