As of 2021, carbon emissions from the power sector in Ghana reached 7.6 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. This followed a steadily increasing trend visible since 2015 and represented the highest volume of emissions within the observed period. In 2000, the lowest level of emissions from electricity generation in the country was achieved at 490,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent.
Power sector emissions in Ghana from 2000 to 2021
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Emissions in million metric tons of carbon dioxide
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Ember. (April 12, 2023). Power sector emissions in Ghana from 2000 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307146/power-sector-carbon-emissions-in-ghana/
Ember. "Power sector emissions in Ghana from 2000 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. April 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307146/power-sector-carbon-emissions-in-ghana/
Ember. (2023). Power sector emissions in Ghana from 2000 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307146/power-sector-carbon-emissions-in-ghana/
Ember. "Power Sector Emissions in Ghana from 2000 to 2021 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307146/power-sector-carbon-emissions-in-ghana/
Ember, Power sector emissions in Ghana from 2000 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307146/power-sector-carbon-emissions-in-ghana/ (last visited October 15, 2024)
Power sector emissions in Ghana from 2000 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Ember, April 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307146/power-sector-carbon-emissions-in-ghana/
