Energy consumption per capita — all countries

Energy consumption per capita — Ghana

Energy consumption per capita in Ghana in 2024 — 11.1 MMBtu. Ranked 146 in the world out of 214. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 167.9%.

2024 11.1 MMBtu +3.32% vs 2023
World rank 146of 214
Period maximum 11.1 MMBtu2024
Period minimum 2.8 MMBtu1985

Trend over time

1980–2024 · million Btu per capita

Energy consumption per capita — Ghana, 1980–202405101519801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 4.2 MMBtu1981: 3.7 MMBtu1982: 3.8 MMBtu1983: 2.8 MMBtu1984: 2.9 MMBtu1985: 2.8 MMBtu1986: 3.3 MMBtu1987: 3.7 MMBtu1988: 4.1 MMBtu1989: 4.4 MMBtu1990: 3.9 MMBtu1991: 3.9 MMBtu1992: 4.2 MMBtu1993: 4.1 MMBtu1994: 4.3 MMBtu1995: 4.3 MMBtu1996: 4.4 MMBtu1997: 4.1 MMBtu1998: 3.7 MMBtu1999: 4.2 MMBtu2000: 5 MMBtu2001: 4.8 MMBtu2002: 4.7 MMBtu2003: 4.4 MMBtu2004: 4.9 MMBtu2005: 4.8 MMBtu2006: 4.6 MMBtu2007: 4.6 MMBtu2008: 4.9 MMBtu2009: 5.6 MMBtu2010: 5.6 MMBtu2011: 7.2 MMBtu2012: 7.2 MMBtu2013: 7.4 MMBtu2014: 7.4 MMBtu2015: 8.6 MMBtu2016: 8.6 MMBtu2017: 8.4 MMBtu2018: 8.2 MMBtu2019: 8.7 MMBtu2020: 10.1 MMBtu2021: 10.8 MMBtu2022: 10.4 MMBtu2023: 10.8 MMBtu2024: 11.1 MMBtu
Change over the period: +7 (+167.92%) Average annual rate: 2.27 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Ghana 11.1 MMBtu
World computed 73.8 MMBtu
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 9.1 MMBtu
Western Africa computed 7 MMBtu
Lower-middle-income countries computed 25 MMBtu
Energy consumption per capita — Ghana, by year Ghana All countries CSV XLSX
Year MMBtu Change Change, %
2024 11.1 +0.4 +3.32%
2023 10.8 +0.3 +3.17%
2022 10.4 −0.4 −3.42%
2021 10.8 +0.7 +7.35%
2020 10.1 +1.3 +15.39%
2019 8.7 +0.5 +6.49%
2018 8.2 −0.2 −2.23%
2017 8.4 −0.2 −2.18%
2016 8.6 −0 −0.1%
2015 8.6 +1.2 +16.52%
2014 7.4 −0.1 −0.87%
2013 7.4 +0.2 +3.26%
2012 7.2 −0 −0.02%
2011 7.2 +1.6 +28.23%
2010 5.6 +0.1 +0.99%
2009 5.6 +0.7 +14.02%
2008 4.9 +0.2 +5.15%
2007 4.6 +0.1 +1.49%
2006 4.6 −0.3 −5.65%
2005 4.8 −0 −1.01%
2004 4.9 +0.5 +10.87%
2003 4.4 −0.3 −5.8%
2002 4.7 −0.2 −3.23%
2001 4.8 −0.1 −2.66%
2000 5 +0.8 +18.31%
1999 4.2 +0.5 +13.49%
1998 3.7 −0.4 −10.22%
1997 4.1 −0.2 −5.62%
1996 4.4 +0.1 +1.36%
1995 4.3 +0 +0.25%
1994 4.3 +0.2 +4.22%
1993 4.1 −0.1 −1.65%
1992 4.2 +0.3 +7.87%
1991 3.9 −0 −1.17%
1990 3.9 −0.5 −11.17%
1989 4.4 +0.3 +8.17%
1988 4.1 +0.4 +11.19%
1987 3.7 +0.3 +10.22%
1986 3.3 +0.5 +19.46%
1985 2.8 −0.1 −2.65%
1984 2.9 +0 +1.61%
1983 2.8 −1 −25.71%
1982 3.8 +0.1 +2.68%
1981 3.7 −0.4 −10.82%
1980 4.2

About the indicator

Primary energy consumption per resident. The indicator is broader than electricity consumption per capita and therefore gives a fairer answer to the question of the energy standard of living: it includes fuel for transport and heating, and it is those, not electricity, that make up most of the spending in cold and car-dependent countries. The spread between countries is more than a hundredfold, and the top of the list holds not only rich states but also fuel exporters, where energy is cheap, and countries with energy-intensive industry.

Important: It is calculated on a country's entire consumption, including industry and transport, not on households. Not to be confused with electricity consumption per capita: electricity is part of this figure, usually between a fifth and a third of it.

Source: International Energy Statistics (EIA), license Public domain (work of a U.S. federal agency).