Ghana Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions 1990-2024
Total greenhouse gas emissions in kt of CO2 equivalent are composed of CO2 totals excluding short-cycle biomass burning (such as agricultural waste burning and Savannah burning) but including other biomass burning (such as forest fires, post-burn decay, peat fires and decay of drained peatlands), all anthropogenic CH4 sources, N2O sources and F-gases (HFCs, PFCs and SF6).
- Ghana greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2020 was 39,070.29, a 8.32% increase from 2019.
- Ghana greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2019 was 36,070.41, a 5.68% increase from 2018.
- Ghana greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2018 was 34,130.81, a 5.04% increase from 2017.
- Ghana greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2017 was 32,492.61, a 5.96% increase from 2016.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
| India |
3,200,820.63 |
| Indonesia |
976,487.68 |
| Vietnam |
470,578.10 |
| Pakistan |
436,608.92 |
| Nigeria |
322,336.50 |
| Egypt |
299,778.65 |
| Ukraine |
227,341.59 |
| Philippines |
224,971.76 |
| Bangladesh |
206,570.35 |
| Uzbekistan |
187,520.39 |
| Myanmar |
128,949.40 |
| Sudan |
107,114.21 |
| Cameroon |
93,348.64 |
| Morocco |
88,027.80 |
| Kenya |
80,188.02 |
| Angola |
70,781.06 |
| Bolivia |
55,203.09 |
| Mongolia |
53,921.46 |
| Cambodia |
42,363.18 |
| Tunisia |
40,883.00 |
| Ghana |
39,070.29 |
| Zambia |
36,107.82 |
| Sri Lanka |
35,117.25 |
| Lao PDR |
30,491.44 |
| Honduras |
21,147.29 |
| Republic of Congo |
19,421.78 |
| Nicaragua |
18,448.51 |
| Papua New Guinea |
18,397.92 |
| Georgia |
17,669.45 |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
16,093.54 |
| Mauritania |
14,056.37 |
| Moldova |
12,985.66 |
| El Salvador |
11,063.81 |
| Timor-Leste |
5,537.13 |
| Lesotho |
4,013.75 |
| Eswatini |
3,000.93 |
| Bhutan |
1,630.86 |
| Djibouti |
1,394.76 |
| Solomon Islands |
835.24 |
| Cabo Verde |
791.61 |
| Vanuatu |
588.66 |
| Micronesia |
194.11 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
179.73 |
| Kiribati |
88.57 |
| Ghana Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions - Historical Data |
| Year |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
Annual % Change |
| 2020 |
39,070.29 |
8.32% |
| 2019 |
36,070.41 |
5.68% |
| 2018 |
34,130.81 |
5.04% |
| 2017 |
32,492.61 |
5.96% |
| 2016 |
30,665.09 |
1.37% |
| 2015 |
30,251.44 |
5.97% |
| 2014 |
28,547.04 |
-1.57% |
| 2013 |
29,002.19 |
7.79% |
| 2012 |
26,905.38 |
7.21% |
| 2011 |
25,097.01 |
8.45% |
| 2010 |
23,141.62 |
7.72% |
| 2009 |
21,482.51 |
5.86% |
| 2008 |
20,292.63 |
-0.90% |
| 2007 |
20,477.27 |
1.21% |
| 2006 |
20,233.34 |
6.23% |
| 2005 |
19,047.07 |
13.63% |
| 2004 |
16,763.07 |
-6.44% |
| 2003 |
17,917.32 |
2.89% |
| 2002 |
17,414.49 |
7.79% |
| 2001 |
16,155.83 |
-3.99% |
| 2000 |
16,827.71 |
1.36% |
| 1999 |
16,601.92 |
-4.06% |
| 1998 |
17,303.72 |
18.87% |
| 1997 |
14,557.37 |
6.18% |
| 1996 |
13,710.03 |
7.31% |
| 1995 |
12,775.60 |
2.96% |
| 1994 |
12,408.24 |
2.28% |
| 1993 |
12,131.69 |
1.22% |
| 1992 |
11,984.99 |
3.61% |
| 1991 |
11,566.91 |
0.43% |
| 1990 |
11,517.41 |
0.43% |
