Ghana vs Zambia: Drivers of deforestation
Ghana
12,186 hectares
in 2023
Zambia
14,602 hectares
in 2023
Ghana rank
21st
Zambia rank
20th
Drivers of deforestation over time
- Ghana
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 14,602 hectares against 12,186 hectares in Ghana, a difference of 2,416 hectares.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 21st and Zambia ranks 20th of 166 countries.
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About this data
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.