Ghana Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
48,093,949
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+2.72%
increase
Global Share
0.09%
Per Capita
1.44
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Ghana were 48,093,949 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 2.7% over the previous year, representing an increase by 1,271,438 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 46,822,511 tons.
- Per capita: 1.44 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- Ghana accounts for 0.09% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 48,093,949 | 24,171,006 | 18,112,603 | 3,515,053 | 2,295,287 | 1.44 | 2.72% | 0.09% |
| 2023 | 46,822,511 | 23,224,603 | 18,064,515 | 3,387,047 | 2,146,347 | 1.43 | −0.2% | 0.09% |
| 2022 | 46,917,919 | 23,787,828 | 17,754,223 | 3,378,959 | 1,996,909 | 1.47 | 0.83% | 0.09% |
| 2021 | 46,529,699 | 24,491,580 | 16,974,253 | 3,215,399 | 1,848,467 | 1.48 | 1.82% | 0.09% |
| 2020 | 45,700,024 | 22,945,767 | 17,772,497 | 3,285,685 | 1,696,075 | 1.49 | 7.04% | 0.09% |
| 2019 | 42,694,729 | 20,276,641 | 17,824,993 | 3,044,501 | 1,548,594 | 1.42 | 5.53% | 0.08% |
| 2018 | 40,457,491 | 19,056,538 | 17,022,696 | 2,974,224 | 1,404,033 | 1.37 | 5.27% | 0.08% |
| 2017 | 38,432,093 | 17,372,506 | 16,916,105 | 2,904,539 | 1,238,943 | 1.33 | 10.98% | 0.08% |
| 2016 | 34,630,670 | 16,040,001 | 14,690,273 | 2,795,443 | 1,104,952 | 1.23 | 1.97% | 0.07% |
| 2015 | 33,959,981 | 15,610,639 | 14,669,343 | 2,710,450 | 969,548 | 1.23 | 3.96% | 0.07% |
| 2014 | 32,665,553 | 14,835,249 | 14,347,157 | 2,602,078 | 881,069 | 1.21 | 0.6% | 0.07% |
| 2013 | 32,470,467 | 15,397,690 | 13,710,865 | 2,553,901 | 808,012 | 1.23 | 6.94% | 0.07% |
| 2012 | 30,363,766 | 14,475,600 | 12,664,420 | 2,435,945 | 787,801 | 1.18 | 10.32% | 0.06% |
| 2011 | 27,522,181 | 11,992,244 | 12,363,158 | 2,390,085 | 776,695 | 1.1 | 12.34% | 0.06% |
| 2010 | 24,498,691 | 11,128,032 | 10,382,026 | 2,229,091 | 759,542 | 1 | 5.81% | 0.05% |
| 2009 | 23,153,297 | 9,918,094 | 10,309,202 | 2,161,973 | 764,029 | 0.97 | 5.06% | 0.05% |
| 2008 | 22,037,284 | 8,651,429 | 10,524,389 | 2,112,443 | 749,022 | 0.95 | 8.17% | 0.05% |
| 2007 | 20,373,495 | 9,122,545 | 8,513,887 | 2,012,902 | 724,161 | 0.9 | 2.79% | 0.05% |
| 2006 | 19,819,738 | 8,640,681 | 8,428,409 | 2,012,892 | 737,756 | 0.9 | 10.87% | 0.05% |
| 2005 | 17,876,650 | 7,105,801 | 8,113,746 | 1,989,091 | 668,012 | 0.83 | 4.42% | 0.04% |
| 2004 | 17,119,756 | 6,716,776 | 8,008,521 | 1,841,336 | 553,122 | 0.82 | −0.53% | 0.04% |
| 2003 | 17,210,551 | 7,208,263 | 7,668,075 | 1,855,393 | 478,819 | 0.84 | −1.89% | 0.05% |
| 2002 | 17,541,934 | 7,680,345 | 7,574,746 | 1,806,201 | 480,642 | 0.88 | 8.58% | 0.05% |
| 2001 | 16,155,413 | 6,503,591 | 7,432,208 | 1,829,929 | 389,684 | 0.83 | 3.96% | 0.04% |
| 2000 | 15,540,592 | 6,017,179 | 7,296,944 | 1,760,819 | 465,649 | 0.82 | −3.34% | 0.04% |
| 1999 | 16,078,071 | 6,842,651 | 7,112,430 | 1,766,245 | 356,745 | 0.87 | 6.09% | 0.05% |
| 1998 | 15,154,464 | 6,270,120 | 6,959,168 | 1,744,204 | 180,972 | 0.84 | 12.91% | 0.04% |
| 1997 | 13,421,826 | 4,617,431 | 6,784,665 | 1,559,586 | 460,144 | 0.76 | 2.73% | 0.04% |
| 1996 | 13,065,741 | 4,390,606 | 6,618,961 | 1,651,059 | 405,115 | 0.76 | 5.45% | 0.04% |
| 1995 | 12,390,179 | 4,044,314 | 6,376,633 | 1,584,219 | 385,014 | 0.74 | 3.43% | 0.04% |
| 1994 | 11,979,672 | 3,763,690 | 6,210,941 | 1,547,868 | 457,172 | 0.73 | 3.48% | 0.04% |
| 1993 | 11,577,066 | 3,535,826 | 6,039,113 | 1,449,895 | 552,231 | 0.73 | 2.91% | 0.04% |
| 1992 | 11,249,599 | 3,427,302 | 5,859,511 | 1,397,972 | 564,815 | 0.73 | 5.1% | 0.03% |
| 1991 | 10,703,972 | 2,902,956 | 5,810,522 | 1,444,877 | 545,618 | 0.71 | 2.2% | 0.03% |
| 1990 | 10,473,499 | 3,131,101 | 5,407,161 | 1,389,495 | 545,742 | 0.72 | −0.81% | 0.03% |
| 1989 | 10,559,240 | 3,171,523 | 5,420,538 | 1,409,428 | 557,751 | 0.74 | 7.06% | 0.03% |
| 1988 | 9,862,801 | 2,842,573 | 5,237,614 | 1,223,863 | 558,752 | 0.71 | 2.27% | 0.03% |
| 1987 | 9,643,875 | 2,706,929 | 5,124,771 | 1,266,053 | 546,123 | 0.72 | 4.9% | 0.03% |
| 1986 | 9,193,818 | 2,538,805 | 4,894,405 | 1,284,198 | 476,410 | 0.7 | 7.38% | 0.03% |
| 1985 | 8,562,196 | 2,341,172 | 4,822,500 | 1,205,032 | 193,491 | 0.67 | 8.08% | 0.03% |
| 1984 | 7,921,873 | 2,000,917 | 4,625,726 | 1,114,069 | 181,161 | 0.64 | 6.3% | 0.03% |
| 1983 | 7,452,535 | 1,726,888 | 4,382,408 | 1,174,023 | 169,216 | 0.63 | −16.85% | 0.03% |
| 1982 | 8,963,262 | 2,733,423 | 4,291,450 | 1,185,959 | 752,430 | 0.78 | −0.9% | 0.03% |
| 1981 | 9,044,333 | 3,174,445 | 4,246,821 | 934,324 | 688,743 | 0.81 | 7.39% | 0.03% |
| 1980 | 8,421,598 | 2,663,131 | 4,104,668 | 905,369 | 748,431 | 0.78 | 0.49% | 0.03% |
| 1979 | 8,380,826 | 2,635,031 | 4,187,704 | 885,301 | 672,789 | 0.79 | 1.02% | 0.03% |
| 1978 | 8,296,275 | 2,971,251 | 4,002,651 | 880,483 | 441,891 | 0.8 | −2.24% | 0.03% |
| 1977 | 8,486,426 | 3,055,219 | 3,942,890 | 879,224 | 609,093 | 0.83 | 2.12% | 0.03% |
| 1976 | 8,310,066 | 2,959,928 | 3,850,213 | 894,813 | 605,112 | 0.83 | 1.49% | 0.03% |
| 1975 | 8,187,813 | 2,894,141 | 3,820,928 | 903,461 | 569,283 | 0.83 | 1.08% | 0.03% |
| 1974 | 8,100,143 | 2,718,608 | 3,835,975 | 920,544 | 625,017 | 0.84 | 8.04% | 0.03% |
| 1973 | 7,497,184 | 2,550,784 | 3,486,547 | 854,741 | 605,112 | 0.8 | 1.88% | 0.03% |
| 1972 | 7,358,495 | 2,496,260 | 3,471,403 | 861,358 | 529,473 | 0.81 | 6.03% | 0.03% |
| 1971 | 6,940,059 | 2,384,321 | 3,295,518 | 818,329 | 441,891 | 0.79 | 1.39% | 0.03% |
| 1970 | 6,845,153 | 2,344,647 | 3,237,557 | 813,096 | 449,853 | 0.8 | – | 0.03% |
See also
- Ghana CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Ghana
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).