Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) in Ghana
Ghana: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) was 7.53 Mt CO2e in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) in Ghana, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 7.53 Mt CO2e for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and up 130.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy) in Ghana peaked at 7.53 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 Mt CO2e, in 1987.
That places Ghana 72nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0372 Mt CO2e | 0.0257 Mt CO2e | 0.0449 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0186 Mt CO2e | 0 Mt CO2e | 0.0321 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2333 Mt CO2e | 0 Mt CO2e | 1.17 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.48 Mt CO2e | 0.478 Mt CO2e | 2.54 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.92 Mt CO2e | 2.45 Mt CO2e | 5.77 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9 Mt CO2e | 6.43 Mt CO2e | 7.53 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More environment data for Ghana
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 9.86 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.3231 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.7021 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 24.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 121,810 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 496,159 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 617,969 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.98 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 2.04 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy) in Ghana?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy) in Ghana was 7.53 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 7.53 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e in 1987.
- How does Ghana rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy)?
- Ghana ranks 72nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from electricity and heat generation (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 code 1.A.1.a. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).