Ghana vs Liberia: Forest land — Area

Ghana
7,056 1000 ha
in 2025
Liberia
6,327 1000 ha
in 2025
Ghana rank
67th
Liberia rank
70th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Ghana
  • Liberia
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k199020072025

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 7,056 1000 ha against 6,327 1000 ha in Liberia, a difference of 729 1000 ha.

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 67th and Liberia ranks 70th of 231 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 5,967 1000 ha 8,009 1000 ha 2,042 1000 ha Liberia
2000s 6,324 1000 ha 7,834 1000 ha 1,510 1000 ha Liberia
2010s 6,681 1000 ha 7,110 1000 ha 428.8 1000 ha Liberia
2020s 6,967 1000 ha 6,428 1000 ha 539.09 1000 ha Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Ghana or Liberia?
Ghana, at 7,056 1000 ha against 6,327 1000 ha in Liberia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Ghana and Liberia?
729 1000 ha, 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 land — area?
Ghana ranks 67th and Liberia ranks 70th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.