Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Ghana
Ghana: Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas was 83.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Ghana, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Ghana stood at 83.7%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Ghana peaked at 83.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 69.6%, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 29th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.6% | — |
| 2001 | 69.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 69.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 83.7% | +20.2% |
| 2004 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 83.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.0%, 1.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 83.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.7%, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.4% | 69.6% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 83.7% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.7% | 83.7% | 83.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Ghana?
- Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Ghana was 83.7% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 83.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.6% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas?
- Ghana ranks 29th out of 184 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).