Ghana vs Nigeria: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Ghana

92,142 hectares

in 2024

Nigeria

94,299 hectares

in 2024

Ghana rank

20th

Nigeria rank

19th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Nigeria currently reports 94,299 hectares against 92,142 hectares in Ghana, a difference of 2,157 hectares.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 20th and Nigeria ranks 19th of 187 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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