Ghana carbon profile

Ghana emits roughly 25 Mt of CO₂ per year — about 0.07% of global emissions, ranking #75 worldwide. At 0.7 tonnes per person (#98 per capita), its footprint is far below the global average of ~4.7 t.

Emissions have surged over the past five years (+20%) and surged over the decade (+45%). Growth in energy demand is still outpacing clean-energy deployment.

Renewables supply about 35% of electricity. The energy transition is well underway, but fossil generation still sets the emissions baseline.

Without policy shifts, emissions could grow another ~20% by 2030 as the economy expands. Maintaining clean growth while industrializing is the key challenge.