Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Forest fires in Ghana
Ghana: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Forest fires was 21.33 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Forest fires in Ghana, 1990–2019
Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.
Analysis
In 2019, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - forest fires in Ghana stood at 21.33.
The figure is down 32.5% on the previous year and up 535.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - forest fires in Ghana peaked at 1,499 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3.36, in 2009.
That places Ghana 63rd out of 209 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Forest fires in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 205.03 | — |
| 1991 | 205.03 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 205.03 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 205.03 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 205.03 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 205.03 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 169.78 | -17.2% |
| 1997 | 577.43 | +240.1% |
| 1998 | 1,499 | +159.6% |
| 1999 | 837.79 | -44.1% |
| 2000 | 933.39 | +11.4% |
| 2001 | 15.59 | -98.3% |
| 2002 | 15.05 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 15.4 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 18.3 | +18.8% |
| 2005 | 23.93 | +30.8% |
| 2006 | 52.54 | +119.5% |
| 2007 | 52.52 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 19.82 | -62.3% |
| 2009 | 3.36 | -83.1% |
| 2010 | 7.15 | +112.9% |
| 2011 | 15.05 | +110.6% |
| 2012 | 21.42 | +42.3% |
| 2013 | 13.32 | -37.8% |
| 2014 | 5.85 | -56.1% |
| 2015 | 14.4 | +146.3% |
| 2016 | 80.89 | +461.6% |
| 2017 | 29.24 | -63.9% |
| 2018 | 31.62 | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 21.33 | -32.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 21.33 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.93, 3.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 21.33 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.24, 92% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Forest fires in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +461.6% | 14.4 | 80.89 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 431.44 | 169.78 | 1,499 | 10 |
| 2000s | 114.99 | 3.36 | 933.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.03 | 5.85 | 80.89 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - forest fires in Ghana?
- Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - forest fires in Ghana was 21.33 in 2019, according to FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.
- What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - forest fires recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,499 in 1998.
- What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - forest fires recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.36 in 2009.
- How does Ghana rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - forest fires?
- Ghana ranks 63rd out of 209 countries with data for 2019.
- Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - forest fires rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 535.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Forest fires. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated from agriculture and forest land. They consist of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from crop and livestock activities, forest management and include land use and land use change processes. Data are computed at Tier 1 of the IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Estimates are available by country, with global coverage for the period 1961–2019 with projections for 2030 and 2050 for some categories of emissions or 1990–2019 for others. The database is updated annually. The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O and CO2 emissions/removals and their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 106 kg). The latter are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014).