Annual change forest area in Ghana
Ghana: Annual change forest area was 35,720 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
35,720
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
15th
of 235 countries
All-time high
35,720
in 2001
All-time low
35,720
in 2016
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change forest area in Ghana, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change forest area in Ghana stood at 35,720. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change forest area in Ghana peaked at 35,720 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 35,720, in 2016.
That places Ghana 15th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Annual change forest area in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 35,720 | — |
| 1992 | 35,720 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 35,720 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 35,720 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 35,720 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 35,720 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 35,720 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 35,720 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 35,720 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 35,720 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 35,720 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 35,720 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 35,720 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 35,720 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 35,720 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 35,720 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35,720 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 35,720 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 35,720 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 35,720 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 35,720 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 35,720 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 35,720 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 35,720 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 35,720 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 35,720 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 35,720 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 35,720 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 35,720 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 35,720 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 35,720 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 35,720 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 35,720 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 35,720 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 35,720 | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 35,720 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -848. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 35,720 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -7,546. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35,720 | 35,720 | 35,720 | 9 |
| 2000s | 35,720 | 35,720 | 35,720 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,720 | 35,720 | 35,720 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,720 | 35,720 | 35,720 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More environment data for Ghana
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.8201 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1528 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 23.35 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change forest area in Ghana?
- Annual change forest area in Ghana was 35,720 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change forest area recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 35,720 in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual change forest area recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,720 in 2016.
- How does Ghana rank for annual change forest area?
- Ghana ranks 15th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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