CO2 emissions per person in Ghana
Carbon dioxide emissions in Ghana were 0.70 t CO2 per person in 2024.
Ghana, 2024
0.70
Change from 2023
+2.1%
World, 2024
4.69 t CO2 per person
Position in 2024
153rd of 203
CO2 emissions per person in Ghana over time
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Tonnes of CO2 per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ghana | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.70 t CO2 per person | 4.69 t CO2 per person |
| 2023 | 0.69 t CO2 per person | 4.68 t CO2 per person |
| 2022 | 0.72 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2021 | 0.75 t CO2 per person | 4.68 t CO2 per person |
| 2020 | 0.72 t CO2 per person | 4.47 t CO2 per person |
| 2019 | 0.65 t CO2 per person | 4.70 t CO2 per person |
| 2018 | 0.62 t CO2 per person | 4.73 t CO2 per person |
| 2017 | 0.58 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2016 | 0.55 t CO2 per person | 4.65 t CO2 per person |
| 2015 | 0.54 t CO2 per person | 4.70 t CO2 per person |
| 2014 | 0.53 t CO2 per person | 4.78 t CO2 per person |
| 2013 | 0.56 t CO2 per person | 4.81 t CO2 per person |
| 2012 | 0.54 t CO2 per person | 4.77 t CO2 per person |
| 2011 | 0.46 t CO2 per person | 4.76 t CO2 per person |
| 2010 | 0.44 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2009 | 0.40 t CO2 per person | 4.45 t CO2 per person |
| 2008 | 0.36 t CO2 per person | 4.56 t CO2 per person |
| 2007 | 0.39 t CO2 per person | 4.59 t CO2 per person |
| 2006 | 0.38 t CO2 per person | 4.48 t CO2 per person |
| 2005 | 0.32 t CO2 per person | 4.39 t CO2 per person |
| 2004 | 0.31 t CO2 per person | 4.28 t CO2 per person |
| 2003 | 0.34 t CO2 per person | 4.15 t CO2 per person |
| 2002 | 0.37 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
| 2001 | 0.32 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
| 2000 | 0.31 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.1% from 0.69 t CO2 per person in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 0.53 t CO2 per person, the figure has changed by +32.7%.
- Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Ghana has the 153rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 4.69 t CO2 per person.
More for Ghana
All statistics for Ghana
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
1.4 t CO2e per person
2024 · World Bank
Temperature change
1.34e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
0.66e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
2024 · FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
48.1 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Methane emissions
18.1 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Nitrous oxide emissions
3.52 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank