Ghana vs Philippines: Forest land — Area

Ghana
7,056 1000 ha
in 2025
Philippines
7,439 1000 ha
in 2025
Ghana rank
67th
Philippines rank
65th

Forest land — Area over time

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

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 7,439 1000 ha against 7,056 1000 ha in Ghana, a difference of 383 1000 ha.

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 67th and Philippines ranks 65th of 231 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 5,967 1000 ha 7,568 1000 ha 1,601 1000 ha Philippines
2000s 6,324 1000 ha 7,098 1000 ha 773.87 1000 ha Philippines
2010s 6,681 1000 ha 7,004 1000 ha 322.97 1000 ha Philippines
2020s 6,967 1000 ha 7,333 1000 ha 365.45 1000 ha Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Ghana or Philippines?
Philippines, at 7,439 1000 ha against 7,056 1000 ha in Ghana as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Ghana and Philippines?
383 1000 ha, 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 land — area?
Ghana ranks 67th and Philippines ranks 65th 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.