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CO2 emissions from coal — Ghana

CO2 emissions from coal in Ghana in 1997 — 0.01 Mt. Ranked 24 in the world out of 134. Since 1950, the indicator has fallen by 95.9%.

1997 0.01 Mt +0% vs 1996
World rank 24of 134
Period maximum 0.34 Mt1951
Period minimum 0 Mt1977

Trend over time

1950–1997 · million tonnes

CO2 emissions from coal — Ghana, 1950–199700.10.20.30.419501955196019651970197519801985199019951950: 0.17 Mt1951: 0.34 Mt1952: 0.3 Mt1953: 0.33 Mt1954: 0.33 Mt1955: 0.3 Mt1956: 0.28 Mt1957: 0.27 Mt1958: 0.26 Mt1959: 0.22 Mt1960: 0.17 Mt1961: 0.15 Mt1962: 0.09 Mt1963: 0.11 Mt1964: 0.12 Mt1965: 0.07 Mt1966: 0.14 Mt1967: 0.08 Mt1968: 0.06 Mt1969: 0.05 Mt1970: 0.08 Mt1971: 0.02 Mt1972: 0.02 Mt1973: 0.03 Mt1974: 0.01 Mt1975: 0.02 Mt1976: 0.03 Mt1977: 0 Mt1978: 0 Mt1979: 0 Mt1980: 0 Mt1981: 0 Mt1982: 0 Mt1983: 0 Mt1984: 0 Mt1985: 0 Mt1986: 0 Mt1987: 0.01 Mt1988: 0.01 Mt1989: 0.01 Mt1990: 0.01 Mt1991: 0.01 Mt1992: 0.01 Mt1993: 0.01 Mt1994: 0.01 Mt1995: 0.01 Mt1996: 0.01 Mt1997: 0.01 Mt
Change over the period: −0.16 (−95.86%) Average annual rate: -6.55 %

Comparison, 1997

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

Ghana 0.01 Mt
Lower-middle-income countries computed 761.1 Mt
CO2 emissions from coal — Ghana, by year Ghana All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
1997 0.01 +0 +0%
1996 0.01 +0 +0%
1995 0.01 +0 +0%
1994 0.01 +0 +0%
1993 0.01 +0 +0%
1992 0.01 +0 +0%
1991 0.01 +0 +0%
1990 0.01 +0 +0%
1989 0.01 +0 +0%
1988 0.01 +0 +0%
1987 0.01 +0 +75%
1986 0 +0 +0%
1985 0 +0 +0%
1984 0 +0 +0%
1983 0 +0 +0%
1982 0 +0 +0%
1981 0 +0 +0%
1980 0 +0 +0%
1979 0 +0 +0%
1978 0 +0 +0%
1977 0 −0.03 −86.21%
1976 0.03 +0.01 +93.33%
1975 0.02 +0.01 +114.29%
1974 0.01 −0.02 −75.86%
1973 0.03 +0.01 +93.33%
1972 0.02 +0 +0%
1971 0.02 −0.07 −82.14%
1970 0.08 +0.03 +64.71%
1969 0.05 −0.01 −17.74%
1968 0.06 −0.02 −22.5%
1967 0.08 −0.06 −44.06%
1966 0.14 +0.07 +95.89%
1965 0.07 −0.05 −39.67%
1964 0.12 +0.01 +6.14%
1963 0.11 +0.02 +25.27%
1962 0.09 −0.06 −40.91%
1961 0.15 −0.01 −6.67%
1960 0.17 −0.06 −26.01%
1959 0.22 −0.04 −15.53%
1958 0.26 −0 −0.38%
1957 0.27 −0.02 −6.03%
1956 0.28 −0.02 −5.05%
1955 0.3 −0.04 −10.81%
1954 0.33 +0.01 +2.15%
1953 0.33 +0.03 +8.67%
1952 0.3 −0.04 −11.5%
1951 0.34 +0.17 +100.59%
1950 0.17 — —

Western Africa, 1997

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

MR Mauritania 0 GH Ghana 0.01 NG Nigeria 0.03 NE Niger 0.24
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions from burning coal. Coal releases more emissions per unit of energy obtained than any other fuel — roughly twice as much as gas — so its share of emissions is always above its share of energy consumption. The series shows that global emissions from coal are not declining despite the closure of coal plants in Europe and North America: growth in Asia outweighs the reduction.

Important: Combustion only. Methane emissions from coal mines are not included here — they are counted under methane emissions.

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

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