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Ghana vs Nicaragua: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Ghana
92,142 hectares
in 2024
Nicaragua
116,100 hectares
in 2024
Ghana rank
20th
Nicaragua rank
18th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

  • Ghana
  • Nicaragua
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k200120122024

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 116,100 hectares against 92,142 hectares in Ghana, a difference of 23,958 hectares.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Ghana ranks 20th and Nicaragua ranks 18th 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.