Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$), per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$), per square kilometre was 8,672 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$), per square kilometre in Ghana, 1971–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: energy depletion (current us$), per square kilometre in Ghana stood at 8,672 current US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 89.7% on the previous year and up 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: energy depletion (current us$), per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 8,672 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1971.
Ghana ranks 36th of 206 countries on this measure, 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$), per square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | 0 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1978 | 5.5 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1979 | 43.37 current US$ per square kilometre | +688.6% |
| 1980 | 50.8 current US$ per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1981 | 33.43 current US$ per square kilometre | -34.2% |
| 1982 | 13.52 current US$ per square kilometre | -59.6% |
| 1983 | 29.81 current US$ per square kilometre | +120.5% |
| 1984 | 34.13 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1985 | 21.77 current US$ per square kilometre | -36.2% |
| 1986 | 8.86 current US$ per square kilometre | -59.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2353 current US$ per square kilometre | -97.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2076 current US$ per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1894 current US$ per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1990 | 0.4842 current US$ per square kilometre | +155.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3766 current US$ per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1992 | 16.04 current US$ per square kilometre | +4159.9% |
| 1993 | 23.37 current US$ per square kilometre | +45.7% |
| 1994 | 17.06 current US$ per square kilometre | -27.0% |
| 1995 | 53.18 current US$ per square kilometre | +211.8% |
| 1996 | 95.23 current US$ per square kilometre | +79.1% |
| 1997 | 74.19 current US$ per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 1998 | 34.6 current US$ per square kilometre | -53.4% |
| 1999 | 67.09 current US$ per square kilometre | +93.9% |
| 2000 | 173.79 current US$ per square kilometre | +159.0% |
| 2001 | 127.8 current US$ per square kilometre | -26.5% |
| 2002 | 137.24 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 141.15 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 208.43 current US$ per square kilometre | +47.7% |
| 2005 | 286.71 current US$ per square kilometre | +37.6% |
| 2006 | 346.03 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 2007 | 392.05 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 541.89 current US$ per square kilometre | +38.2% |
| 2009 | 260.37 current US$ per square kilometre | -52.0% |
| 2010 | 277.93 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 5,277 current US$ per square kilometre | +1798.6% |
| 2012 | 3,965 current US$ per square kilometre | -24.9% |
| 2013 | 4,877 current US$ per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 2014 | 4,139 current US$ per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2015 | 1,548 current US$ per square kilometre | -62.6% |
| 2016 | 1,329 current US$ per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 4,037 current US$ per square kilometre | +203.8% |
| 2018 | 7,218 current US$ per square kilometre | +78.8% |
| 2019 | 7,762 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 4,571 current US$ per square kilometre | -41.1% |
| 2021 | 8,672 current US$ per square kilometre | +89.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 8,672 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.09 current US$ per square kilometre, 1222.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 8,672 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.77 current US$ per square kilometre, 4902.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$), per square kilometre in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +4159.9% | 0.3766 current US$ per square kilometre | 16.04 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2011 | +1798.6% | 277.93 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,277 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1979 | +688.6% | 5.5 current US$ per square kilometre | 43.37 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.43 current US$ per square kilometre | 0 current US$ per square kilometre | 43.37 current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1980s | 19.29 current US$ per square kilometre | 0.1894 current US$ per square kilometre | 50.8 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.16 current US$ per square kilometre | 0.3766 current US$ per square kilometre | 95.23 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 261.55 current US$ per square kilometre | 127.8 current US$ per square kilometre | 541.89 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,043 current US$ per square kilometre | 277.93 current US$ per square kilometre | 7,762 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,622 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,571 current US$ per square kilometre | 8,672 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 33 Turkmenistan 9,720 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 34 Russia 9,078 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 35 Romania 8,917 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 37 Algeria 8,561 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 38 Congo 8,188 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 39 Gabon 7,461 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)
- 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 square kilometre in Ghana?
- Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current us$), per square kilometre in Ghana was 8,672 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: energy depletion (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 8,672 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: energy depletion (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Ghana rank for adjusted savings: energy depletion (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 36th out of 206 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: energy depletion (current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.3%. 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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$) divided by 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: energy depletion (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: energy depletion Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: energy depletion (current US$) 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.