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Carbon intensity of the economy — Ghana

Carbon intensity of the economy in Ghana in 2022 — 0.143 kg/$. Ranked 44 in the world out of 164. Since 1950, the indicator has risen by 113.4%.

2022 0.143 kg/$ −2.05% vs 2021
World rank 44of 164
Period maximum 0.194 kg/$1983
Period minimum 0.067 kg/$1950

Trend over time

1950–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Ghana, 1950–202200.050.10.150.219501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 0.067 kg/$1952: 0.09 kg/$1954: 0.081 kg/$1956: 0.088 kg/$1958: 0.11 kg/$1960: 0.096 kg/$1962: 0.086 kg/$1964: 0.094 kg/$1966: 0.081 kg/$1968: 0.09 kg/$1970: 0.12 kg/$1972: 0.106 kg/$1974: 0.116 kg/$1976: 0.109 kg/$1978: 0.126 kg/$1980: 0.119 kg/$1982: 0.153 kg/$1984: 0.126 kg/$1986: 0.135 kg/$1988: 0.134 kg/$1990: 0.135 kg/$1992: 0.113 kg/$1994: 0.145 kg/$1996: 0.141 kg/$1998: 0.147 kg/$2000: 0.128 kg/$2002: 0.142 kg/$2004: 0.126 kg/$2006: 0.148 kg/$2008: 0.126 kg/$2010: 0.119 kg/$2012: 0.135 kg/$2014: 0.129 kg/$2016: 0.128 kg/$2018: 0.122 kg/$2020: 0.143 kg/$2022: 0.143 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.076 (+113.43%) Average annual rate: 1.06 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ghana

Ghana 0.143 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.202 kg/$
Western Africa computed 0.134 kg/$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.246 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Ghana, by year Ghana All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.143 −0.003 −2.05%
2021 0.146 +0.003 +2.1%
2020 0.143 +0.02 +16.26%
2019 0.123 +0.001 +0.82%
2018 0.122 +0.016 +15.09%
2017 0.106 −0.022 −17.19%
2016 0.128 −0.01 −7.25%
2015 0.138 +0.009 +6.98%
2014 0.129 +0.003 +2.38%
2013 0.126 −0.009 −6.67%
2012 0.135 +0.015 +12.5%
2011 0.12 +0.001 +0.84%
2010 0.119 +0.02 +20.2%
2009 0.099 −0.027 −21.43%
2008 0.126 −0.023 −15.44%
2007 0.149 +0.001 +0.68%
2006 0.148 +0.035 +30.97%
2005 0.113 −0.013 −10.32%
2004 0.126 −0.013 −9.35%
2003 0.139 −0.003 −2.11%
2002 0.142 +0.005 +3.65%
2001 0.137 +0.009 +7.03%
2000 0.128 −0.013 −9.22%
1999 0.141 −0.006 −4.08%
1998 0.147 −0.005 −3.29%
1997 0.152 +0.011 +7.8%
1996 0.141 +0 +0%
1995 0.141 −0.004 −2.76%
1994 0.145 +0.018 +14.17%
1993 0.127 +0.014 +12.39%
1992 0.113 −0.028 −19.86%
1991 0.141 +0.006 +4.44%
1990 0.135 +0.014 +11.57%
1989 0.121 −0.013 −9.7%
1988 0.134 −0.004 −2.9%
1987 0.138 +0.003 +2.22%
1986 0.135 −0.017 −11.18%
1985 0.152 +0.026 +20.63%
1984 0.126 −0.068 −35.05%
1983 0.194 +0.041 +26.8%
1982 0.153 +0.013 +9.29%
1981 0.14 +0.021 +17.65%
1980 0.119 −0.001 −0.83%
1979 0.12 −0.006 −4.76%
1978 0.126 −0.01 −7.35%
1977 0.136 +0.027 +24.77%
1976 0.109 −0.011 −9.17%
1975 0.12 +0.004 +3.45%
1974 0.116 +0.011 +10.48%
1973 0.105 −0.001 −0.94%
1972 0.106 +0.012 +12.77%
1971 0.094 −0.026 −21.67%
1970 0.12 +0.042 +53.85%
1969 0.078 −0.012 −13.33%
1968 0.09 +0.007 +8.43%
1967 0.083 +0.002 +2.47%
1966 0.081 −0.015 −15.63%
1965 0.096 +0.002 +2.13%
1964 0.094 −0.006 −6%
1963 0.1 +0.014 +16.28%
1962 0.086 +0.001 +1.18%
1961 0.085 −0.011 −11.46%
1960 0.096 +0.003 +3.23%
1959 0.093 −0.017 −15.45%
1958 0.11 +0.008 +7.84%
1957 0.102 +0.014 +15.91%
1956 0.088 −0.015 −14.56%
1955 0.103 +0.022 +27.16%
1954 0.081 −0.012 −12.9%
1953 0.093 +0.003 +3.33%
1952 0.09 +0.001 +1.12%
1951 0.089 +0.022 +32.84%
1950 0.067 — —

Western Africa, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GW Guinea-Bissau 0.106 NG Nigeria 0.116 CI Côte d'Ivoire 0.119 SL Sierra Leone 0.124 NE Niger 0.129 CV Cabo Verde 0.141 GH Ghana 0.143 GN Guinea 0.171 GM Gambia 0.174 BF Burkina Faso 0.175 BJ Benin 0.183 TG Togo 0.192 LR Liberia 0.204 ML Mali 0.23 SN Senegal 0.272 MR Mauritania 0.336
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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