Annual change in forest area in Ghana
Ghana: Annual change in forest area was 35,720 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
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%.
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 |
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More environment data for Ghana
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 48.09 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.4 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.2 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7908 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 7.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0127 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0108 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0685 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.3 Mt CO2e (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.