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Ghana

Two directions on one page: the harm recorded where people live and work here, and the supply chains that connect this country to harm recorded somewhere else.

This page shows recorded deaths, production, and shares traced through trade. It does not show the death toll behind what this country uses. That number is calculated, and stays unpublished until it has a range and the model has passed its test on past years.

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Harm counted here, in the products the model covers

Each product whose supply chain counts deaths in Ghana, with its deaths per item and the part of that figure counted here — the other side of the story: harm suffered here, in things mostly bought elsewhere.

Scenario Economic-embedded, using FIGARO 2023.

Harm counted here, in the products the model covers
ProductDeaths per item
Cocoa butter
Part from here: 0.79%
4.1 × 10⁻⁸ per item(0.16–1.1 × 10⁻⁷)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Cocoa mass
Part from here: 0.79%
4.1 × 10⁻⁸ per item(0.16–1.0 × 10⁻⁷)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Chocolate bar
Part from here: 0.70%
2.5 × 10⁻⁹ per item(1.2–5.8 × 10⁻⁹)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Printed circuit board assembly
Part from here: <0.1%
1.6 × 10⁻⁶ per item(0.60–3.4 × 10⁻⁶)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Smartphone
Part from here: <0.1%
3.0 × 10⁻⁸ per item(1.2–6.3 × 10⁻⁸)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Diamond ring
Part from here: <0.1%
9.2 × 10⁻⁶ per item(0.44–2.0 × 10⁻⁵)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Laptop
Part from here: <0.1%
5.4 × 10⁻⁷ per item(0.21–1.2 × 10⁻⁶)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Bag of charcoal
Part from here: <0.1%
1.5 × 10⁻⁷ per item(0.61–3.5 × 10⁻⁷)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Pack of cigarettes
Part from here: <0.1%
3.6 × 10⁻¹⁰ per item(1.4–8.8 × 10⁻¹⁰)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Cotton fabric
Part from here: <0.1%
3.9 × 10⁻⁸ per item(1.5–9.5 × 10⁻⁸)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Cotton T-shirt
Part from here: <0.1%
6.4 × 10⁻⁹ per item(0.25–1.6 × 10⁻⁸)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Cotton yarn
Part from here: <0.1%
3.8 × 10⁻⁸ per item(1.5–9.3 × 10⁻⁸)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Denim fabric
Part from here: <0.1%
3.8 × 10⁻⁸ per item(1.5–9.8 × 10⁻⁸)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Jeans
Part from here: <0.1%
3.2 × 10⁻⁸ per item(1.2–8.0 × 10⁻⁸)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
NMC cathode powder
Part from here: <0.1%
1.4 × 10⁻⁷ per item(0.71–3.2 × 10⁻⁷)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Lithium-ion cell
Part from here: <0.1%
8.4 × 10⁻⁸ per item(0.50–1.7 × 10⁻⁷)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Lithium-ion battery pack
Part from here: <0.1%
6.9 × 10⁻⁸ per item(0.36–1.4 × 10⁻⁷)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Electric car
Part from here: <0.1%
3.0 × 10⁻⁵ per item(1.8–5.5 × 10⁻⁵)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Refined sugar
Part from here: <0.1%
6.1 × 10⁻⁹ per item(0.24–1.5 × 10⁻⁸)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Coffee, one cup
Part from here: <0.1%
4.7 × 10⁻¹⁰ per item(0.19–1.2 × 10⁻⁹)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Roasted coffee
Part from here: <0.1%
6.7 × 10⁻⁸ per item(0.27–1.7 × 10⁻⁷)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Butter
Part from here: <0.1%
3.2 × 10⁻⁷ per item(1.3–7.2 × 10⁻⁷)LOWS-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r
Croissant
Part from here: <0.1%
0.42–2.4 × 10⁻⁸ per itemINDICATIVES-MAX · run 2259 · methodology v1.0 · data dv-20261007-44r

The figure is the product’s own, with its range. The share beside it is a middle estimate only: the calculation stores a range for each figure, not for each part of one.

Recorded here

Deaths recorded for this country, as their publishers counted them: war deaths from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP), and deaths at work reported to the International Labour Organization. Both are records, and both are floors, not estimates of the whole. A war death is recorded where it happened, whoever died.

Recorded here
Kind of harm Years Deaths recorded Latest year
War deaths (UCDP) 1991–2025 2,593 98 (2025)

What it produces

The latest year on record for each material, and this country’s share of the production on record for that year. That is not always a share of the world total: when a publisher lumps small producers together as “other countries”, that group is not a country and is not loaded.

What it produces
Material Produced Share of recorded production Quality
Crude petroleum (2025) 6,561,169 t 0.2% gap filled
Natural gas (2024) 3,416,001,680 m3 0.1% reported
Gold (2025) 150 t 6.7% estimated
Manganese (2025) 2,000,000 t 10.6% estimated
Natural diamonds (rough) (2025) 0 t 0.3% estimated
Milk (2024) 51,478 t 0.0% estimated
Natural rubber (2024) 136,500 t 0.9% gap filled
Maize (2024) 3,794,000 t 0.3% gap filled
Rice (2024) 1,721,200 t 0.2% estimated
Soybeans (2024) 270,000 t 0.1% external
Sugar (2024) 156,723 t 0.0% gap filled
Coffee (2024) 736 t 0.0% estimated
Cocoa (2024) 530,000 t 10.1% gap filled
Palm oil (2023) 300,000 t 0.4% external
Cotton (2024) 27,890 t 0.0% external
Livestock (2024) 204,320 t 0.1% gap filled
Timber (2024) 2,733,040 m3 0.1% reported
Tobacco (unmanufactured) (2024) 2,560 t 0.0% estimated
Wood charcoal (2024) 2,389,913 t 4.1% estimated
Agricultural land (2024) 12,603,000 ha 0.3% reported
Forest (2025) 7,056,360 ha 0.2% external
Fresh water (2023) 299,600,000 m3 0.1% gap filled

Where what it consumes is produced

For each material, how much of what this country uses was produced in each country. It is traced through trade, so a country that only passes a material on is not counted as its source: it hands on the mix it imported. The largest sources are listed and the rest added together.

Crude petroleum — 2015, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Ghana (at home) 71.8% —
Azerbaijan 14.0% yes
Nigeria 5.8% yes
Kazakhstan 3.9% —
Iraq 1.5% yes
Saudi Arabia 0.7% yes
All other countries2.2%
Natural gas — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Ghana (at home) 93.2% yes
United States 6.2% —
Nigeria 0.2% yes
Canada 0.1% —
All other countries0.2%
Coal and lignite — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
United States 97.2% —
South Africa 1.0% yes
India 0.7% yes
Colombia 0.5% yes
Canada 0.3% —
All other countries0.3%
Cobalt — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Congo, Dem. Rep. 50.5% yes
Madagascar 12.7% —
Canada 11.8% —
Australia 11.6% —
Turkiye 5.4% yes
Indonesia 3.5% yes
All other countries4.5%
Copper — 2021, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Congo, Dem. Rep. 55.9% yes
Kazakhstan 15.4% —
Zambia 9.6% —
Chile 6.4% —
Russian Federation 6.2% yes
Poland 2.0% —
All other countries4.5%
Lithium — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Australia 30.4% —
Chile 28.5% —
China 23.2% —
Argentina 6.2% yes
Zimbabwe 6.1% —
Brazil 4.9% yes
All other countries0.7%
Nickel — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Russian Federation 42.4% yes
Australia 28.7% —
Canada 19.1% —
Indonesia 3.5% yes
Brazil 2.3% yes
China 1.4% —
All other countries2.5%
Gold — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Ghana (at home) 99.9% yes
All other countries0.1%
Tin — 2023, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Indonesia 88.6% yes
Lao PDR 4.4% —
Malaysia 1.4% —
Myanmar 1.3% yes
Australia 1.0% —
Nigeria 0.9% yes
All other countries2.5%
Tantalum — 2023, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Nigeria 37.4% yes
Rwanda 32.8% —
China 8.7% yes
Congo, Dem. Rep. 7.9% yes
Brazil 5.5% yes
Mozambique 3.8% yes
All other countries3.9%
Tungsten — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
China 66.1% —
Bolivia 13.4% —
Portugal 8.3% —
Austria 4.2% —
Spain 2.5% —
Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 1.8% —
All other countries3.7%
Iron ore — 2022, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
India 82.2% yes
Brazil 4.5% yes
South Africa 4.3% yes
Australia 3.9% —
Sweden 1.6% —
China 1.4% —
All other countries2.2%
Rare earth elements — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
China 54.5% —
India 34.4% yes
Myanmar 5.5% yes
United States 2.4% —
Australia 1.8% —
Russian Federation 1.2% yes
All other countries0.4%
Zinc — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Peru 25.7% —
Mexico 14.3% yes
Bolivia 13.2% —
Australia 12.9% —
Sweden 11.1% —
India 8.0% yes
All other countries14.8%
Phosphate rock — 2023, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
India 100.0% yes
All other countries0.0%
Manganese — 2018, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Ghana (at home) 100.0% —
All other countries0.0%
Natural graphite — 2023, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
India 37.7% yes
China 33.4% yes
Madagascar 13.6% —
Mozambique 9.4% yes
Brazil 3.0% yes
Norway 0.8% —
All other countries2.2%
Salt — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Egypt, Arab Rep. 62.3% —
Turkiye 14.7% yes
India 11.0% yes
Spain 5.7% —
Germany 2.4% yes
Netherlands 1.9% —
All other countries2.1%
Silica sand — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
China 51.4% —
Netherlands 10.4% —
India 9.8% yes
France 8.8% yes
Spain 6.4% —
United States 3.0% —
All other countries10.3%
Natural diamonds (rough) — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Ghana (at home) 99.6% yes
All other countries0.4%
Wheat — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Canada 73.7% —
Poland 9.8% —
Lithuania 8.5% —
Latvia 3.2% —
Estonia 2.0% —
Romania 1.4% —
All other countries1.2%
Milk — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Ghana (at home) 34.1% yes
Germany 11.0% yes
Belgium 10.5% —
Netherlands 9.4% —
New Zealand 9.4% —
France 6.2% yes
All other countries19.4%
Natural rubber — 2000, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Ghana (at home) 99.1% yes
Thailand 0.3% yes
Malaysia 0.2% —
Indonesia 0.2% yes
All other countries0.1%
Maize — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Ghana (at home) 96.8% yes
Argentina 1.6% yes
Brazil 1.0% yes
South Africa 0.3% yes
All other countries0.2%
Rice — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Ghana (at home) 86.0% yes
India 6.1% yes
Thailand 4.8% yes
China 1.9% —
Pakistan 1.1% yes
All other countries0.1%
Soybeans — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Ghana (at home) 99.6% yes
Burkina Faso 0.4% yes
All other countries0.0%
Sugar — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Brazil 73.3% yes
Poland 6.7% —
France 6.3% yes
Ghana (at home) 2.9% yes
Netherlands 2.7% —
Germany 1.7% yes
All other countries6.4%
Coffee — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Ghana (at home) 68.7% yes
Brazil 14.9% yes
Colombia 3.1% yes
Uganda 2.4% yes
India 2.0% yes
Viet Nam 1.4% —
All other countries7.4%
Cocoa — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Ghana (at home) 98.2% yes
Nigeria 1.3% yes
Cote d'Ivoire 0.3% —
All other countries0.1%
Palm oil — 2023, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Ghana (at home) 66.7% yes
Malaysia 13.1% —
Indonesia 8.1% yes
Cote d'Ivoire 5.6% —
Colombia 4.1% yes
Ecuador 0.8% yes
All other countries1.7%
Cotton — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Ghana (at home) 99.6% yes
All other countries0.4%
Livestock — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Ghana (at home) 64.7% yes
Brazil 9.1% yes
United States 6.3% —
Poland 4.1% —
Netherlands 3.7% —
Paraguay 1.8% —
All other countries10.2%
Timber — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Ghana (at home) 98.9% yes
Chile 0.7% —
United States 0.3% —
All other countries0.1%
Tobacco (unmanufactured) — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Ghana (at home) 100.0% yes
All other countries0.0%
Wood charcoal — 2024, by value
Produced in Share War recorded
Ghana (at home) 100.0% yes
All other countries0.0%

“War recorded” marks a source country where war deaths were recorded in the same year. It is a fact about that country, not a claim that this material caused them.

Where what it produces is consumed

For each material this country produces, how much of it is used in each country, including at home.

Crude petroleum — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
China 36.4%
United States 16.9%
South Africa 8.9%
Italy 8.1%
India 6.3%
Brazil 6.0%
All other countries17.3%
Natural gas — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Ghana (at home) 94.0%
Burkina Faso 3.5%
Senegal 1.6%
Togo 0.1%
Mali 0.1%
Benin 0.0%
All other countries0.7%
Gold — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Ghana (at home) 34.3%
India 25.3%
China 16.1%
Hong Kong SAR, China 4.0%
Turkiye 3.7%
United Kingdom 3.6%
All other countries13.0%
Manganese — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
China 73.8%
Korea, Rep. 3.6%
United States 2.9%
Russian Federation 2.5%
Ukraine 2.5%
India 2.4%
All other countries12.4%
Natural diamonds (rough) — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Ghana (at home) 61.1%
United States 16.1%
Hong Kong SAR, China 11.8%
United Arab Emirates 3.0%
China 1.6%
Switzerland 0.9%
All other countries5.4%
Milk — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Ghana (at home) 98.8%
Angola 0.9%
All other countries0.3%
Natural rubber — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
United States 16.8%
Malaysia 13.4%
China 12.5%
Spain 10.3%
India 4.6%
Italy 4.2%
All other countries38.3%
Maize — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Ghana (at home) 100.0%
All other countries0.0%
Rice — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Ghana (at home) 100.0%
All other countries0.0%
Soybeans — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Ghana (at home) 59.0%
Pakistan 19.4%
Canada 2.3%
Algeria 0.8%
Malaysia 0.3%
Belgium 0.1%
All other countries18.2%
Sugar — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Ghana (at home) 100.0%
All other countries0.0%
Coffee — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Ghana (at home) 36.8%
Morocco 9.5%
Bulgaria 3.7%
Senegal 0.2%
All other countries49.8%
Cocoa — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Ghana (at home) 24.1%
Netherlands 9.3%
France 9.2%
Japan 7.6%
Germany 6.9%
United States 6.0%
All other countries36.9%
Palm oil — 2023, by value
Consumed in Share
Ghana (at home) 86.3%
Nigeria 8.3%
Senegal 1.1%
Niger 0.6%
Togo 0.5%
Spain 0.4%
All other countries2.8%
Cotton — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Ghana (at home) 99.9%
Canada 0.1%
All other countries0.0%
Livestock — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Ghana (at home) 99.9%
All other countries0.1%
Timber — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Ghana (at home) 72.5%
India 12.3%
Niger 1.2%
Greece 0.7%
Belgium 0.5%
Estonia 0.4%
All other countries12.5%
Tobacco (unmanufactured) — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Ghana (at home) 100.0%
All other countries0.0%
Wood charcoal — 2024, by value
Consumed in Share
Ghana (at home) 99.9%
Turkiye 0.0%
Lebanon 0.0%
Syrian Arab Republic 0.0%
Turkmenistan 0.0%
All other countries0.1%

The number this page does not show

The harm these supply chains carry is calculated, and not shown.

The model passes the harm counted where a material is produced on to the countries that use it. That is a count of people from a recorded calculation, with no range yet, and nothing of that kind is published before the model passes its test on past years. What this page can show without it is the structure: who produces, who uses, and where harm is recorded along the way.

Sources

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usgs_mcs · MCS2026-20260206 2026-09-29 582a0aa231aea53d…
faostat · qcl-20251231 2026-09-29 c5835418c18f9322…
faostat · fo-20260109 2026-09-29 c2f7fc99651f620b…
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