Ghana vs Spain: Annual change in forest area
Ghana
35,720 hectares
in 2025
Spain
30,144 hectares
in 2025
Ghana rank
15th
Spain rank
16th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Ghana
- Spain
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 35,720 hectares against 30,144 hectares in Spain, a difference of 5,576 hectares.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Spain ahead.
Ghana ranks 15th and Spain ranks 16th of 235 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35,720 hectares | 318,927 hectares | 283,207 hectares | Spain |
| 2000s | 35,720 hectares | 164,396 hectares | 128,676 hectares | Spain |
| 2010s | 35,720 hectares | 48,175 hectares | 12,456 hectares | Spain |
| 2020s | 35,720 hectares | 38,677 hectares | 2,957 hectares | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Ghana or Spain?
- Ghana, at 35,720 hectares against 30,144 hectares in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Ghana and Spain?
- 5,576 hectares, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Spain?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Spain rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Ghana ranks 15th and Spain ranks 16th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.