Change forest area share total in Ghana
Ghana: Change forest area share total was 0.5062 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.5062
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
21st
of 228 countries
All-time high
0.6114
in 1991
All-time low
0.5062
in 2025
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Change forest area share total in Ghana, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change forest area share total in Ghana is 0.5062, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Ghana peaked at 0.6114 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.5062, in 2025.
Ghana ranks 21st of 228 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Change forest area share total in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.6114 | — |
| 1992 | 0.6077 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6041 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6004 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5968 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5933 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5898 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5864 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5829 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5796 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5762 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5729 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5696 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5664 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5632 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5601 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.557 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5539 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5508 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5478 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5448 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5419 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5389 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5361 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5332 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5304 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5276 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5248 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5221 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5194 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5167 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.514 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5114 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.5088 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.5062 | -0.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.5062 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.0292. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.5062 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3469. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.597 | 0.5829 | 0.6114 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.565 | 0.5508 | 0.5796 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5348 | 0.5221 | 0.5478 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5127 | 0.5062 | 0.5194 | 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 change forest area share total in Ghana?
- Change forest area share total in Ghana was 0.5062 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6114 in 1991.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5062 in 2025.
- How does Ghana rank for change forest area share total?
- Ghana ranks 21st out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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