Food GHG emissions by system stage (Share of total) - Processing in Ghana
Ghana: Food GHG emissions by system stage (Share of total) - Processing was 1 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
1
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
124th
of 201 countries
All-time high
1
in 2015
All-time low
0.4859
in 2000
Years of data
26
1990–2015
Food GHG emissions by system stage (Share of total) - Processing in Ghana, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2015, food ghg emissions by system stage (share of total) - processing in Ghana stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 60.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food ghg emissions by system stage (share of total) - processing in Ghana peaked at 1 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4859, in 2000.
That places Ghana 124th out of 201 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Food GHG emissions by system stage (Share of total) - Processing in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5683 | — |
| 1991 | 0.5662 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.5955 | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6057 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.6131 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6122 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6251 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5779 | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 0.55 | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5969 | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4859 | -18.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5141 | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.606 | +17.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6235 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5892 | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6259 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6638 | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6678 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6851 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6525 | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7541 | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 0.863 | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7622 | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9092 | +19.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9849 | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 1 | +2.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.447, 2.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2343, 4.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5911 | 0.55 | 0.6251 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6114 | 0.4859 | 0.6851 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8796 | 0.7541 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 121 Seychelles 1.1 compare
- 122 Guatemala 1.09 compare
- 123 Puerto Rico 1.03 compare
- 125 North Korea 0.9527 compare
- 126 Cape Verde 0.9448 compare
- 127 Greenland 0.9294 compare
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 food ghg emissions by system stage (share of total) - processing in Ghana?
- Food ghg emissions by system stage (share of total) - processing in Ghana was 1 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest food ghg emissions by system stage (share of total) - processing recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2015.
- What is the lowest food ghg emissions by system stage (share of total) - processing recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4859 in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for food ghg emissions by system stage (share of total) - processing?
- Ghana ranks 124th out of 201 countries with data for 2015.
- Is food ghg emissions by system stage (share of total) - processing rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Food GHG emissions by system stage (Share of total) - Processing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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