Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Ghana
Ghana: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 1.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Ghana, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Ghana is 1.3%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Ghana peaked at 2.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1991.
Ghana ranks 107th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6% | — |
| 1991 | 0.5% | -13.5% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | +29.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | +16.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | +24.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | +35.2% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | +42.5% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -19.0% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -15.5% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -33.4% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +30.9% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +26.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -28.6% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +18.3% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +17.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 0.8% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 2 |
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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)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 13.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1667 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 403.33 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 7.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3391 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 820.4 current US$ per person (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 38.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4.82 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Ghana?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Ghana was 1.3% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1991.
- How does Ghana rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Ghana ranks 107th out of 204 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cost of damage due to carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use and the manufacture of cement, estimated to be US$40 per ton of CO2 (the unit damage in 2017 US dollars for CO2 emitted in 2020) times the number of tons of CO2 emitted. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.