Ghana vs North Korea: Share global forest

Ghana
0.1704
in 2025
North Korea
0.1867
in 2025
Ghana rank
64th
North Korea rank
61st

Share global forest over time

  • Ghana
  • North Korea
00.050.10.150.2199020072025

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 0.1867 against 0.1704 in Ghana, a difference of 0.0163.

That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 64th and North Korea ranks 61st of 235 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana North Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1389 0.1736 0.0346 North Korea
2000s 0.1498 0.1777 0.0279 North Korea
2010s 0.1597 0.1819 0.0222 North Korea
2020s 0.1678 0.1854 0.0176 North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share global forest, Ghana or North Korea?
North Korea, at 0.1867 against 0.1704 in Ghana as of 2025.
What is the difference in share global forest between Ghana and North Korea?
0.0163, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and North Korea?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Ghana and North Korea rank globally for share global forest?
Ghana ranks 64th and North Korea ranks 61st of 235 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Share global forest. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share global forest
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,460 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed