Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in Ghana
Ghana: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square was 4,216 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square in Ghana, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Ghana stood at 4,216 current US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 173.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Ghana peaked at 4,216 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 144.11 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1991.
That places Ghana 137th out of 208 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in Ghana, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 148.58 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 144.11 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 181.33 current US$ per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 1993 | 196.58 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1994 | 222.67 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1995 | 249.25 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 286.11 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1997 | 312.87 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 458.94 current US$ per square kilometre | +46.7% |
| 1999 | 513.33 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 468.24 current US$ per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 529.65 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2002 | 658.06 current US$ per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 2003 | 659.37 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 647.7 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 719.85 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 917.19 current US$ per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 2007 | 1,032 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 1,021 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 1,215 current US$ per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2010 | 1,405 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 1,540 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 1,995 current US$ per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 2013 | 2,220 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 2,233 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 2,412 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 2,536 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 2,797 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 3,216 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2019 | 3,592 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 3,742 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 4,216 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.6% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 4,216 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,794 current US$ per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 4,216 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 899.68 current US$ per square kilometre, 4.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +46.7% | 312.87 current US$ per square kilometre | 458.94 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 271.38 current US$ per square kilometre | 144.11 current US$ per square kilometre | 513.33 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 786.86 current US$ per square kilometre | 468.24 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,215 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,395 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,405 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,592 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,979 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,742 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,216 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 134 Russia 4,661 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 135 Norway 4,352 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 136 Tajikistan 4,237 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 138 Honduras 4,074 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 139 Sweden 3,590 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 140 Benin 3,345 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Ghana
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.15 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 457.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.374 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 430.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.2731 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Ghana?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Ghana was 4,216 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 4,216 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 144.11 current US$ per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Ghana rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square?
- Ghana ranks 137th out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 173.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.