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Ghana: Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste

3.30Mt CO2e · 2024+20.9% since 2014

A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the waste sector. This includes emissions from solid waste (IPCC 2006 codes 4.A Solid Waste Disposal, 4.B Biological Treatment of Solid Waste, 4.C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste) and wastewater treatment (IPCC 2006 code 4.D Wastewater Treatment and Discharge). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Annual figures for Ghana from 1970 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (Mt CO2e)Note
20243.303
20233.252
20223.201
20213.149
20203.098
20193.047
20182.996
20172.944
20162.892
20152.837
20142.733
20132.679
20122.627
20112.574
20102.569
20092.467
20082.367
20072.27
20062.177
20052.119
20041.986
20031.935
20021.886
20011.838
20001.792
19991.748
19981.714
19971.68
19961.645
19951.612
19941.581
19931.55
19921.517
19911.484
19901.452
19891.416
19881.381
19871.345
19861.309
19851.271
19841.232
19831.191
19821.151
19811.113
19801.082
19791.047
19781.018
19770.991
19760.963
19750.933
19740.898
19730.862
19720.824
19710.786
19700.737

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Joint Research Centre, European Commission, International Energy Agency. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-methane-ch4-emissions-from-waste (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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