Oil consumption, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Oil consumption, per capita was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oil consumption, per capita in Ghana, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oil consumption, per capita in Ghana is 0 terawatt-hours per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil consumption, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours per person, in 1985.
That places Ghana 161st out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Oil consumption, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -15.2% |
| 1982 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +11.0% |
| 1983 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -15.1% |
| 1984 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +11.7% |
| 1985 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -14.6% |
| 1986 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +10.4% |
| 1987 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +13.2% |
| 1988 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +14.9% |
| 1989 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -17.9% |
| 1991 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +15.1% |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 0 terawatt-hours per person | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 0 terawatt-hours per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 158 Benin 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 159 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 160 Comoros 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 162 Tajikistan 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 163 Côte d'Ivoire 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
- 164 Solomon Islands 0 terawatt-hours per person compare
More energy & mining data for Ghana
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 32.1% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 1.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil consumption, per capita in Ghana?
- Oil consumption, per capita in Ghana was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oil consumption, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest oil consumption, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours per person in 1985.
- How does Ghana rank for oil consumption, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 161st out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil consumption, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Oil consumption, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Oil consumption divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Oil consumption ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Oil consumption Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Oil consumption divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.