Colombia vs Ghana: Drivers of deforestation

Colombia
16,692 hectares
in 2023
Ghana
12,186 hectares
in 2023
Colombia rank
18th
Ghana rank
21st

Drivers of deforestation over time

  • Colombia
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 16,692 hectares against 12,186 hectares in Ghana, a difference of 4,506 hectares.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.4 times Ghana's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 18th and Ghana ranks 21st of 166 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Drivers of deforestation
Unit
hectares
Source
Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
166 places, 2,829 data points, 2001–2023
Last refreshed

Estimates of commodity-driven deforestation, measured in hectares per year. This includes deforestation caused by the production of agricultural products and forestry, which account for approximately 90% of the world's deforestation.