Ghana vs Liberia: Share of global forest area
Ghana
0.2%
in 2025
Liberia
0.2%
in 2025
Ghana rank
64th
Liberia rank
67th
Share of global forest area over time
- Ghana
- Liberia
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Liberia, a difference of 0.0%.
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 64th and Liberia ranks 67th of 235 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 | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Liberia |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global forest area, Ghana or Liberia?
- Ghana, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of global forest area between Ghana and Liberia?
- 0.0%, 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 share of global forest area?
- Ghana ranks 64th and Liberia ranks 67th 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 Share of global forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.