Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold in Ghana
Ghana: Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold was 28.45 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
28.45 billion real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 16.5%
World rank
12th
of 142 countries
All-time high
68.02 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
All-time low
24.41 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2019
Years of data
26
1995–2020
Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold in Ghana, 1995–2020
Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 28.45 billion real chained 2019 US$ for nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold in 2020.
The figure is up 16.5% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold in Ghana peaked at 68.02 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 24.41 billion real chained 2019 US$, in 2019.
That places Ghana 12th out of 142 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold in Ghana, year by year
| Year | real chained 2019 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 68.02 billion real chained 2019 US$ | — |
| 1996 | 66.51 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 65.11 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 63.55 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 61.49 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 59.21 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 57.16 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 55.22 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 53.25 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 51.27 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 49.47 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 47.57 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 45.52 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 45.52 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 39.83 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 39.83 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 45.52 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 56.89 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 56.89 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 34.14 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -40.0% |
| 2015 | 28.16 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -17.5% |
| 2016 | 28.45 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 24.65 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 28.45 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 24.41 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 28.45 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +16.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.93 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 61.49 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 68.02 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 50.40 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 39.83 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 59.21 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.74 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 24.41 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 56.89 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.45 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 28.45 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 28.45 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 9 South Africa 35.09 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 10 Mexico 33.71 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 11 Papua New Guinea 31.63 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 13 Kazakhstan 28.15 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 14 Argentina 27.74 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 15 Burkina Faso 25.97 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
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- 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 nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold in Ghana?
- Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold in Ghana was 28.45 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 68.02 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
- What is the lowest nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.41 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2019.
- How does Ghana rank for nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold?
- Ghana ranks 12th out of 142 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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