Ghana vs Liberia: Forest area
Ghana
7.06 million hectares
in 2025
Liberia
6.33 million hectares
in 2025
Ghana rank
64th
Liberia rank
67th
Forest area over time
- Ghana
- Liberia
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 7.06 million hectares against 6.33 million hectares in Liberia, a difference of 729,840 hectares.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Liberia ahead.
Ghana ranks 64th and Liberia ranks 67th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Liberia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.97 million hectares | 8.01 million hectares | 2.04 million hectares | Liberia |
| 2000s | 6.32 million hectares | 7.83 million hectares | 1.51 million hectares | Liberia |
| 2010s | 6.68 million hectares | 7.11 million hectares | 428,803 hectares | Liberia |
| 2020s | 6.97 million hectares | 6.43 million hectares | 539,090 hectares | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Ghana or Liberia?
- Ghana, at 7.06 million hectares against 6.33 million hectares in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Ghana and Liberia?
- 729,840 hectares, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Liberia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Liberia rank globally for forest area?
- Ghana ranks 64th and Liberia ranks 67th 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.