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Ghana is a country. The capital city is Accra, located in the Western Africa region of Africa. It has a land area of 227,533 km², a population of 33,787,914 people and uses the currency New Ghanaian cedi. The President is Nana Akufo-Addo.

Key facts

currency: New Ghanaian cedi
capital city: Accra
region: Western Africa
continent: Africa
land area: 227,533 km²
population: 33,787,914 people
political leader: Nana Akufo-Addo (President)

Classified as: place

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Environment

Ghana is one of the countries in Africa, countries in Western Africa and 194 countries in our database.

Agricultural land: 126,037.40 km²
Alternative and nuclear energy: 5.87 % of total energy use
Carbon dioxide emissions (co2): 24.16 Mt of CO2 equivalent
Access to electricity: 85.10 % of population
Electricity production from coal sources: 0.00 % of total
Electricity production from natural gas sources: 38.85 % of total
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources: 50.87 % of total
Electricity production from nuclear sources: 0.00 % of total
Electricity production from oil sources: 0.00 % of total
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric: 0.03 % of total
Net energy imports: -8.19 % of energy use
Fertility rate: 3.51 births per woman
Forest area: 80,001 km²
Fossil fuel energy consumption: 52.54 % of total
Greenhouse gas emissions (co2, ch4, n2o, hfcs, pfcs, sf6): 48.27 Mt of CO2 equivalent
Median age: 17.00
Methane emissions: 18.72 Mt of CO2 equivalent
Nitrous oxide emissions: 3.41 Mt of CO2 equivalent
Female population: 16,910,369 people
Male population: 16,877,545 people
Renewable energy consumption: 39.00 % of total final energy consumption
Rural land area: 227,830.30 km²
Rural population: 13,772,630 people
Urban land area: 5,559.55 km²
Urban population: 20,015,284 people
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 1.42 % of total population

Proportion of transboundary sites in Ghana

Geographical distribution of cities in Ghana by population

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Relationship between fertility rate and median age in Ghana

Evolution of historical forest area in Ghana with forecast

Relationship between forest area and rural land area in Ghana

Evolution of historical fossil fuel energy consumption in Ghana with forecast

Relationship between fossil fuel and renewable energy consumption in Ghana

Evolution of historical greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) in Ghana with forecast

Relationship between other greenhouse gas emissions and methane emissions in Ghana

Relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and nitrous oxide emissions in Ghana

Relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and urban land area in Ghana

Relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and urban population in Ghana

Evolution of historical land area in Ghana with forecast

Evolution of historical median age in Ghana

Evolution of historical methane emissions in Ghana with forecast

Relationship between methane and nitrous oxide emissions in Ghana

Relationship between methane emissions and population in Ghana

Relationship between methane emissions and rural population in Ghana

Relationship between methane emissions and urban land area in Ghana

Relationship between methane emissions and urban population in Ghana

Evolution of historical nitrous oxide emissions in Ghana with forecast

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and population in Ghana

Relationship between urban land area and nitrous oxide emissions in Ghana

Relationship between urban population and nitrous oxide emissions in Ghana

Evolution of historical population in Ghana with forecast

Relationship between urban land area and population in Ghana

Evolution of historical female population in Ghana with forecast

Evolution of historical male population in Ghana with forecast

Evolution of historical renewable energy consumption in Ghana with forecast

Evolution of historical rural land area in Ghana with forecast

Evolution of historical rural population in Ghana with forecast

Relationship between rural population and urban land area in Ghana

Evolution of historical urban land area in Ghana with forecast

Relationship between urban land area and urban population in Ghana

Evolution of historical urban population in Ghana with forecast

Evolution of historical urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters in Ghana with forecast

Relationship between population and date in Ghana

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) in Ghana

Evolution of historical agricultural land in Ghana with forecast

Relationship between agricultural land and methane emissions in Ghana

Relationship between agricultural land and nitrous oxide emissions in Ghana

Evolution of historical alternative and nuclear energy in Ghana with forecast

Evolution of historical carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Ghana with forecast

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and GDP in Ghana

Relationship between carbon dioxide and methane emissions in Ghana

Relationship between carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions in Ghana

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and urban land area in Ghana

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and urban population in Ghana

Evolution of historical access to electricity in Ghana with forecast

Relationship between access to electricity and fertility rate in Ghana

Relationship between access to electricity and life expectancy at birth in Ghana

Relationship between access to electricity and renewable energy consumption in Ghana

Relationship between access to electricity and self-employed workers in Ghana

Relationship between access to electricity and vulnerable employment in Ghana

Evolution of historical electricity production from coal sources in Ghana with forecast

Evolution of historical electricity production from natural gas sources in Ghana with forecast

Evolution of historical electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Ghana with forecast

Evolution of historical electricity production from nuclear sources in Ghana with forecast

Evolution of historical electricity production from oil sources in Ghana with forecast

Evolution of historical electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, in Ghana with forecast

Evolution of historical net energy imports in Ghana with forecast

Evolution of historical fertility rate in Ghana with forecast

Relationship between fertility rate and life expectancy at birth in Ghana

Distribution of sites in Ghana by inscription year

Geographical distribution of sites in Ghana by area

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Geographical distribution of wildfires in Ghana by mean width

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Relationship between mean length and mean width of wildfires in Ghana

Politics

Armed forces personnel: 16,000 people
Democracy score: 6.63
Democracy type: Flawed democracy
Internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence: 3,800 people
Individuals using the internet: 69.84 % of population
Military expenditure: 0.39 % of GDP
Net migration: -10,003 people
Press freedom: 3.76
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 14.55 %

Evolution of historical armed forces personnel in Ghana with forecast

Relationship between armed forces personnel and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) in Ghana

Relationship between methane emissions and armed forces personnel in Ghana

Relationship between armed forces personnel and nitrous oxide emissions in Ghana

Relationship between armed forces personnel and population in Ghana

Relationship between rural population and armed forces personnel in Ghana

Relationship between urban land area and armed forces personnel in Ghana

Relationship between urban population and armed forces personnel in Ghana

Evolution of historical internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence in Ghana with forecast

Evolution of historical individuals using the Internet in Ghana with forecast

Evolution of historical military expenditure in Ghana with forecast

Evolution of historical net migration in Ghana with forecast

Evolution of the historical proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Ghana with forecast

Political parties in Ghana:

Distribution of politicians from Ghana by birth year

Proportion of politicians per gender in Ghana

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Business

Expense: 22.68 % of GDP
Gdp: 76,370,396,722.15 current US$
Inflation: 38.11 annual %
Self-employed workers: 71.17 % of total employment
Tax revenue: 12.30 % of GDP
Unemployment: 3.06 % of total labor force
Vulnerable employment: 67.87 % of total employment

Proportion of CEOs per gender in Ghana

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Proportion of employee types in companies from Ghana

Distribution of companies in Ghana by foundation year

Proportion of revenue types by company in Ghana

Relationship between employees and revenues in Ghana

Evolution of historical central government debt in Ghana with forecast

Evolution of historical expense in Ghana with forecast

Evolution of historical GDP in Ghana with forecast

Relationship between GDP and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Ghana

Evolution of historical inflation in Ghana with forecast

Evolution of historical proportion of self-employed workers in Ghana with forecast

Relationship between self-employment and vulnerable employment in Ghana

Evolution of historical tax revenue in Ghana with forecast

Evolution of historical unemployment in Ghana with forecast

Evolution of historical vulnerable employment in Ghana with forecast

Exchanges in Ghana:

Shops in Ghana :

Health

Birth rate: 27.08 per 1,000 people
Death rate: 7.58 per 1,000 people
Health expenditure per capita: 100.00 current US$
Health expenditure: 4.15 % of GDP
Incidence of hiv: 0.53 per 1,000 uninfected population
Hospital beds: 0.69 per 1,000 people
Life expectancy at birth: 64
Suicide mortality rate: 6.60 per 100,000 population

Evolution of historical birth rate in Ghana with forecast

Relationship between birth rate and access to electricity in Ghana

Relationship between birth rate and fertility rate in Ghana

Relationship between birth rate and life expectancy at birth in Ghana

Relationship between birth rate and median age in Ghana

Relationship between birth rate and proportion of self-employed workers in Ghana

Relationship between birth rate and vulnerable employment in Ghana

Evolution of historical death rate in Ghana with forecast

Relationship between death rate and life expectancy at birth in Ghana

Evolution of historical health expenditure per capita in Ghana with forecast

Evolution of historical health expenditure in Ghana with forecast

Evolution of historical incidence of HIV in Ghana with forecast

Evolution of historical hospital beds in Ghana with forecast

Evolution of historical life expectancy at birth in Ghana with forecast

Relationship between life expectancy and the proportion of self-employed workers in Ghana

Relationship between life expectancy and vulnerable employment in Ghana

Evolution of historical suicide mortality rate in Ghana with forecast

Diseases in Ghana :

Distribution of diseases by first founded year in Ghana

Proportion of diseases in Ghana by mortality rate

Distribution of diseases in Ghana by start date

Evolution of historical cases in Ghana

Evolution of historical deaths in Ghana

Relationship between cases and deaths in Ghana

Sports

Athletes from Ghana:

Distribution of athletes from Ghana by birth date

Proportion of athletes per gender in Ghana

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Distribution of competitions in Ghana by start date

Proportion of medals won by Ghana in the Olympics

Culture

Artists from Ghana:

Distribution of artists from Ghana by birth year

Proportion of artists per gender in Ghana

Geographical distribution of museums in Ghana by visitors

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Research

Geographical distribution of universities in Ghana by total students

Distribution of universities in Ghana per foundation year

Universities in Ghana:

In literature

There are 412 books written about Ghana in the database.

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Details

This dashboard is based on data from: SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders.

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