Businesses in Suhum, Ghana

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Suhum, Ghana

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Churches	45
Education	31
Hotels and motels	19
Shopping	14
Banks	10
Restaurants	10
Grocery stores and supermarkets	10
Religion	10
Bars, pubs and taverns	10
Gas station	9
Primary and elementary schools	9
Apartments	8
Hospitals	7
Travel and transportation	7
Public administration	6

Suhum, Ghana Facts

Area	292.9 km²
Population	128,916
Male Population	63,312 (49.1%)
Female Population	65,604 (50.9%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+28.2%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+15.9%
Median Age	20.6 years (Male: 19.4, Female: 21.9)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$5,544 (2022)
Area Codes	34 25
Local Time
Timezone	Greenwich Mean Time
Lat & Lng	6.04089, -0.45004

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Suhum, Ghana Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	100,545	100,095	111,206	102,604	128,916	134,624	141,137
Population Density	343.2 / km²	341.7 / km²	379.6 / km²	350.3 / km²	440.1 / km²	459.6 / km²	481.8 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Suhum, Ghana Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 15.9% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Suhum, Ghana	+28.2%	+28.8%	+15.9%
Eastern Region (Ghana)	—	—	—
Ghana	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Suhum, Ghana Median Age

Median Age: 20.6 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Suhum, Ghana	20.6 yrs	21.9 yrs	19.4 yrs
Eastern Region (Ghana)	20.7 yrs	22 yrs	19.5 yrs
Ghana	20.6 yrs	21.5 yrs	19.7 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Suhum, Ghana Population Density

Population Density: 440 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Suhum, Ghana	128,916	292.9 km²	440 / km²
Eastern Region (Ghana)	2.9 million	19,131 km²	150 / km²
Ghana	27.4 million	239,092.8 km²	114 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Suhum, Ghana Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 200 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Suhum, Ghana

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Suhum, Ghana Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$1,904	$2,294	$2,657	$2,545	$3,822	$4,526	$5,012	$5,544
Total GDP	$161.8M	$224.6M	$282.8M	$289.7M	$454.8M	$568.6M	$641.4M	$720.8M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Suhum, Ghana CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Suhum, Ghana	86,057 tn	0.67 tn	293.8 tons/km²
Eastern Region (Ghana)	1,910,343 tn	0.67 tn	99.9 tons/km²
Ghana	16,714,866 tn	0.61 tn	69.9 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Suhum, Ghana CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	86,057 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.67 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	293.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (8)
Earthquake	Medium (3.5)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
3/6/97	3:16 PM	4.4	59.8 km	10,000 m	Ghana	usgs.gov
4/14/90	11:43 AM	3.1	49.3 km	10,000 m	Ghana	usgs.gov
3/29/88	4:54 PM	3.5	61.9 km	10,000 m	Ghana	usgs.gov
2/27/88	12:51 AM	3.4	57.8 km	10,000 m	Ghana	usgs.gov
12/3/87	10:37 AM	3.1	56.8 km	10,000 m	Ghana	usgs.gov
6/22/39	7:19 PM	6.4	57.5 km	15,000 m	Ghana	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Suhum, Ghana

Suhum is a town and the capital of the Suhum/Kraboa/Coaltar district, a district in the Eastern Region of south Ghana. Suhum has a 2013 settlement population of 49,398 people.

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