Ghana vs Romania: Forest area
Ghana
7.06 million hectares
in 2025
Romania
6.96 million hectares
in 2025
Ghana rank
64th
Romania rank
65th
Forest area over time
- Ghana
- Romania
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 7.06 million hectares against 6.96 million hectares in Romania, a difference of 99,230 hectares.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Romania ahead.
Ghana ranks 64th and Romania ranks 65th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.97 million hectares | 6.37 million hectares | 401,850 hectares | Romania |
| 2000s | 6.32 million hectares | 6.43 million hectares | 108,950 hectares | Romania |
| 2010s | 6.68 million hectares | 6.79 million hectares | 109,490 hectares | Romania |
| 2020s | 6.97 million hectares | 6.94 million hectares | 23,970 hectares | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Ghana or Romania?
- Ghana, at 7.06 million hectares against 6.96 million hectares in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Ghana and Romania?
- 99,230 hectares, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Romania?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Romania rank globally for forest area?
- Ghana ranks 64th and Romania ranks 65th 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.