Ghana vs Guatemala: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Ghana
92,142 hectares
in 2024
Guatemala
68,333 hectares
in 2024
Ghana rank
20th
Guatemala rank
22nd

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

  • Ghana
  • Guatemala
25.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k200120122024

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 92,142 hectares against 68,333 hectares in Guatemala, a difference of 23,809 hectares.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.3 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Guatemala ahead.

Ghana ranks 20th and Guatemala ranks 22nd of 187 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit
hectares
Source
Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed

Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.