Cambodia vs Ghana: Forest area
Cambodia
6.33 million hectares
in 2025
Ghana
7.06 million hectares
in 2025
Cambodia rank
66th
Ghana rank
64th
Forest area over time
- Cambodia
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 7.06 million hectares against 6.33 million hectares in Cambodia, a difference of 723,190 hectares.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Cambodia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 66th and Ghana ranks 64th of 235 countries.
Cambodia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.90 million hectares | 5.97 million hectares | 4.94 million hectares | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 10.69 million hectares | 6.32 million hectares | 4.37 million hectares | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 9.18 million hectares | 6.68 million hectares | 2.49 million hectares | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 7.11 million hectares | 6.97 million hectares | 137,945 hectares | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Cambodia or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 7.06 million hectares against 6.33 million hectares in Cambodia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Cambodia and Ghana?
- 723,190 hectares, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Ghana?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Cambodia and Ghana rank globally for forest area?
- Cambodia ranks 66th and Ghana ranks 64th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.