Ghana carbon profile

Ghana emits roughly 21 Mt of CO₂ per year — about 0.06% of global emissions, ranking #82 worldwide. At 0.6 tonnes per person (#100 per capita), its footprint is far below the global average of ~4.7 t.

Emissions have surged over the past five years (+28%) and surged over the decade (+59%). Growth in energy demand is still outpacing clean-energy deployment.

Renewables supply about 36% of electricity. The energy transition is well underway, but fossil generation still sets the emissions baseline.

Without policy shifts, emissions could grow another ~28% by 2030 as the economy expands. Maintaining clean growth while industrializing is the key challenge.