Ghana vs Philippines: Forest area
Ghana
7.06 million hectares
in 2025
Philippines
7.44 million hectares
in 2025
Ghana rank
64th
Philippines rank
62nd
Forest area over time
- Ghana
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 7.44 million hectares against 7.06 million hectares in Ghana, a difference of 382,280 hectares.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 64th and Philippines ranks 62nd of 235 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.97 million hectares | 7.57 million hectares | 1.60 million hectares | Philippines |
| 2000s | 6.32 million hectares | 7.10 million hectares | 773,867 hectares | Philippines |
| 2010s | 6.68 million hectares | 7.00 million hectares | 322,969 hectares | Philippines |
| 2020s | 6.97 million hectares | 7.33 million hectares | 365,455 hectares | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Ghana or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 7.44 million hectares against 7.06 million hectares in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Ghana and Philippines?
- 382,280 hectares, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Philippines?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Philippines rank globally for forest area?
- Ghana ranks 64th and Philippines ranks 62nd 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.