Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$), per capita was 60.68 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$), per capita in Ghana, 1971–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: energy depletion (current us$), per capita in Ghana is 60.68 current US$ per person, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 86.0% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: energy depletion (current us$), per capita in Ghana peaked at 60.68 current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$ per person, in 1971.
That places Ghana 52nd out of 208 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0 current US$ per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 current US$ per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 current US$ per person | — |
| 1974 | 0 current US$ per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 current US$ per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 current US$ per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 current US$ per person | — |
| 1978 | 0.1112 current US$ per person | — |
| 1979 | 0.851 current US$ per person | +664.9% |
| 1980 | 0.9681 current US$ per person | +13.8% |
| 1981 | 0.6193 current US$ per person | -36.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2433 current US$ per person | -60.7% |
| 1983 | 0.5206 current US$ per person | +114.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5809 current US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3625 current US$ per person | -37.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1443 current US$ per person | -60.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0037 current US$ per person | -97.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0032 current US$ per person | -13.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0029 current US$ per person | -11.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0072 current US$ per person | +149.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0054 current US$ per person | -24.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2255 current US$ per person | +4055.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3205 current US$ per person | +42.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2284 current US$ per person | -28.7% |
| 1995 | 0.6954 current US$ per person | +204.5% |
| 1996 | 1.22 current US$ per person | +74.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9256 current US$ per person | -23.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4213 current US$ per person | -54.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7972 current US$ per person | +89.2% |
| 2000 | 2.01 current US$ per person | +152.6% |
| 2001 | 1.44 current US$ per person | -28.4% |
| 2002 | 1.51 current US$ per person | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 1.51 current US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2.17 current US$ per person | +43.8% |
| 2005 | 2.91 current US$ per person | +34.0% |
| 2006 | 3.42 current US$ per person | +17.6% |
| 2007 | 3.77 current US$ per person | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 5.08 current US$ per person | +34.8% |
| 2009 | 2.38 current US$ per person | -53.1% |
| 2010 | 2.48 current US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 46.01 current US$ per person | +1753.5% |
| 2012 | 33.75 current US$ per person | -26.6% |
| 2013 | 40.52 current US$ per person | +20.1% |
| 2014 | 33.59 current US$ per person | -17.1% |
| 2015 | 12.28 current US$ per person | -63.4% |
| 2016 | 10.3 current US$ per person | -16.1% |
| 2017 | 30.61 current US$ per person | +197.2% |
| 2018 | 53.61 current US$ per person | +75.1% |
| 2019 | 56.5 current US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 32.62 current US$ per person | -42.3% |
| 2021 | 60.68 current US$ per person | +86.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 60.68 current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3038 current US$ per person, 199.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 60.68 current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0136 current US$ per person, 4449.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$), per capita in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +4055.3% | 0.0054 current US$ per person | 0.2255 current US$ per person |
| 2011 | +1753.5% | 2.48 current US$ per person | 46.01 current US$ per person |
| 1979 | +664.9% | 0.1112 current US$ per person | 0.851 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1069 current US$ per person | 0 current US$ per person | 0.851 current US$ per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.3449 current US$ per person | 0.0029 current US$ per person | 0.9681 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4843 current US$ per person | 0.0054 current US$ per person | 1.22 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.62 current US$ per person | 1.44 current US$ per person | 5.08 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.97 current US$ per person | 2.48 current US$ per person | 56.5 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.65 current US$ per person | 32.62 current US$ per person | 60.68 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 38.84 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.11 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.91 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 8.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 54.42 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 23.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: energy depletion (current us$), per capita in Ghana?
- Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current us$), per capita in Ghana was 60.68 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: energy depletion (current us$), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 60.68 current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: energy depletion (current us$), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ per person in 1971.
- How does Ghana rank for adjusted savings: energy depletion (current us$), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 52nd out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: energy depletion (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. 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: energy depletion (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: energy depletion Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.