What is the difference in forest certified for sustainable use between Ghana and Laos?

6,250 thousands of hectares, with Ghana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Laos?

14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Forest certified for sustainable use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs Laos: Forest certified for sustainable use

Ghana

38,010 thousands of hectares

in 2024

Laos

31,760 thousands of hectares

in 2024

Ghana rank

70th

Laos rank

72nd

Forest certified for sustainable use over time

Ghana
Laos

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 38,010 thousands of hectares against 31,760 thousands of hectares in Laos, a difference of 6,250 thousands of hectares.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Laos ahead.

Ghana ranks 70th and Laos ranks 72nd of 246 countries.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	—
2000s	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	0 thousands of hectares	—
2010s	6,045 thousands of hectares	50,982 thousands of hectares	44,937 thousands of hectares	Laos
2020s	25,386 thousands of hectares	64,368 thousands of hectares	38,982 thousands of hectares	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest certified for sustainable use, Ghana or Laos?: Ghana, at 38,010 thousands of hectares against 31,760 thousands of hectares in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest certified for sustainable use between Ghana and Laos?: 6,250 thousands of hectares, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Laos?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Laos rank globally for forest certified for sustainable use?: Ghana ranks 70th and Laos ranks 72nd of 246 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Forest certified for sustainable use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest certified for sustainable use
Unit: thousands of hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 246 places, 3,444 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares).