15.1.1 Forest area — Value in Ghana
Ghana: 15.1.1 Forest area — Value was 7,056 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
15.1.1 Forest area — Value in Ghana, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, 15.1.1 forest area — value in Ghana stood at 7,056 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.1.1 forest area — value in Ghana peaked at 7,056 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,806 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Ghana 64th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,806 1000 ha | 5,806 1000 ha | 5,806 1000 ha | 1 |
| 2000s | 6,163 1000 ha | 6,163 1000 ha | 6,163 1000 ha | 1 |
| 2010s | 6,610 1000 ha | 6,521 1000 ha | 6,699 1000 ha | 2 |
| 2020s | 6,967 1000 ha | 6,878 1000 ha | 7,056 1000 ha | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 61 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 7,728 1000 ha compare
- 62 Philippines 7,439 1000 ha compare
- 63 South Sudan 7,160 1000 ha compare
- 65 Romania 6,957 1000 ha compare
- 66 Cambodia 6,333 1000 ha compare
- 67 Liberia 6,327 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Ghana
- Standard Deviation 0.26 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 3,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 3,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 1,896 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 188 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 3,041 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 5,346 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 72,677 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 93,823 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.1.1 forest area — value in Ghana?
- 15.1.1 forest area — value in Ghana was 7,056 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.1.1 forest area — value recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 7,056 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest 15.1.1 forest area — value recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,806 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for 15.1.1 forest area — value?
- Ghana ranks 64th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is 15.1.1 forest area — value rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.1.1 Forest area — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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