Ghana vs South Sudan: Forest area
Ghana
7.06 million hectares
in 2025
South Sudan
7.16 million hectares
in 2025
Ghana rank
64th
South Sudan rank
63rd
Forest area over time
- Ghana
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 7.16 million hectares against 7.06 million hectares in Ghana, a difference of 103,640 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 64th and South Sudan ranks 63rd of 235 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.97 million hectares | 7.11 million hectares | 1.14 million hectares | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 6.32 million hectares | 7.12 million hectares | 800,000 hectares | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 6.68 million hectares | 7.15 million hectares | 468,560 hectares | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 6.97 million hectares | 7.16 million hectares | 189,190 hectares | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Ghana or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 7.16 million hectares against 7.06 million hectares in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Ghana and South Sudan?
- 103,640 hectares, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and South Sudan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and South Sudan rank globally for forest area?
- Ghana ranks 64th and South Sudan ranks 63rd 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.