Ghana vs Philippines: Share of global forest area
Ghana
0.2%
in 2025
Philippines
0.2%
in 2025
Ghana rank
64th
Philippines rank
62nd
Share of global forest area over time
- Ghana
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Ghana, a difference of 0.0%.
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 64th and Philippines ranks 62nd of 235 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 | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Philippines |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global forest area, Ghana or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of global forest area between Ghana and Philippines?
- 0.0%, 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 share of global forest area?
- Ghana ranks 64th and Philippines ranks 62nd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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.