Above-ground forest biomass in Ghana
Ghana: Above-ground forest biomass was 96.64 tonnes per hectare in 2025. ▼ Falling
Above-ground forest biomass in Ghana, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for above-ground forest biomass in Ghana is 96.64 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, above-ground forest biomass in Ghana peaked at 131.51 tonnes per hectare in 1990 and was at its lowest, 90.32 tonnes per hectare, in 2015.
Ghana ranks 124th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Above-ground forest biomass in Ghana, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 131.51 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2000 | 113.74 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 117.17 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 90.32 tonnes per hectare | -22.9% |
| 2016 | 93.33 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 96.29 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 96.41 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 96.53 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 96.64 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 96.64 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 96.64 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.22 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 96.64 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 90.44 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 131.51 tonnes per hectare | 131.51 tonnes per hectare | 131.51 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2000s | 113.74 tonnes per hectare | 113.74 tonnes per hectare | 113.74 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2010s | 98.34 tonnes per hectare | 90.32 tonnes per hectare | 117.17 tonnes per hectare | 6 |
| 2020s | 96.64 tonnes per hectare | 96.64 tonnes per hectare | 96.64 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More environment data for Ghana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -13.57 Percentage change (2025)
- 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -27.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.8796 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is above-ground forest biomass in Ghana?
- Above-ground forest biomass in Ghana was 96.64 tonnes per hectare in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 131.51 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- What is the lowest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.32 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- How does Ghana rank for above-ground forest biomass?
- Ghana ranks 124th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is above-ground forest biomass rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Above-ground forest biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare).