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 146 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 146 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Coastal protection in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 100 | — |
| 2013 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.99 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.99 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.94 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.94 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.94 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.94 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.94 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.94 | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 99.94 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 81.47, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 99.94 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.63, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
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
- 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -27.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 146 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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