Coastal protection in Ghana
Ghana: Coastal protection was 99.94 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
99.94
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 145 countries
All-time high
100
in 2012
All-time low
99.94
in 2020
Years of data
14
2012–2025
Coastal protection in Ghana, 2012–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, coastal protection in Ghana stood at 99.94. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coastal protection in Ghana peaked at 100 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 99.94, in 2020.
Ghana ranks 7th of 145 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100 | 99.99 | 100 | 8 |
| 2020s | 99.94 | 99.94 | 99.94 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 5 Bangladesh 99.97 compare
- 6 Guatemala 99.96 compare
- 8 New Zealand 99.91 compare
- 9 Kuwait 99.68 compare
- 10 Guinea-Bissau 99.61 compare
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 coastal protection in Ghana?
- Coastal protection in Ghana was 99.94 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest coastal protection recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2012.
- What is the lowest coastal protection recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.94 in 2020.
- How does Ghana rank for coastal protection?
- Ghana ranks 7th out of 145 countries with data for 2025.
- Is coastal protection rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Coastal protection. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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