Annual change in forest area in Ghana
Ghana: Annual change in forest area was 35,720 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
35,720 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
15th
of 235 countries
All-time high
35,720 hectares
in 2001
All-time low
35,720 hectares
in 2016
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change in forest area in Ghana, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area in Ghana stood at 35,720 hectares. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Ghana peaked at 35,720 hectares in 2001 and was at its lowest, 35,720 hectares, in 2016.
That places Ghana 15th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Annual change in forest area in Ghana, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 35,720 hectares | — |
| 1992 | 35,720 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 35,720 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 35,720 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 35,720 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 35,720 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 35,720 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 35,720 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 35,720 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 35,720 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 35,720 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 35,720 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 35,720 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 35,720 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 35,720 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 35,720 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35,720 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 35,720 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 35,720 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 35,720 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 35,720 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 35,720 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 35,720 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 35,720 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 35,720 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 35,720 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 35,720 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 35,720 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 35,720 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 35,720 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 35,720 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 35,720 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 35,720 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 35,720 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 35,720 hectares | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 35,720 hectares is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -848 hectares. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 35,720 hectares is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -7,546 hectares. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35,720 hectares | 35,720 hectares | 35,720 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | 35,720 hectares | 35,720 hectares | 35,720 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,720 hectares | 35,720 hectares | 35,720 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,720 hectares | 35,720 hectares | 35,720 hectares | 6 |
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Ghana?
- Annual change in forest area in Ghana was 35,720 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 35,720 hectares in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,720 hectares in 2016.
- How does Ghana rank for annual change in forest area?
- Ghana ranks 15th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.