15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered in Ghana
Ghana: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered was 264 km2 in 2021. ▲ Rising
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered in Ghana, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in Ghana is 264 km2, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in Ghana peaked at 264 km2 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 219 km2, in 2010.
Ghana ranks 69th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered in Ghana, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 247.6 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 229.1 km2 | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 219 km2 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 229 km2 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 250 km2 | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 264 km2 | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 238.35 km2 | 229.1 km2 | 247.6 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 232.67 km2 | 219 km2 | 250 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 264 km2 | 264 km2 | 264 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 66 Togo 301.9 km2 compare
- 67 Azerbaijan 290.5 km2 compare
- 68 North Macedonia 285.5 km2 compare
- 70 Central African Republic 246.7 km2 compare
- 71 Nepal 237.3 km2 compare
- 72 Morocco 230.4 km2 compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.26 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per capita 0.0059 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per capita 0.0026 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in Ghana?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in Ghana was 264 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 264 km2 in 2021.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 219 km2 in 2010.
- How does Ghana rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered?
- Ghana ranks 69th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. 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 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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