Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Ghana
Ghana: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 31.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Ghana, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as a proportion of total land area in Ghana is 31.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Ghana peaked at 31.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 1990.
That places Ghana 108th out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.5% | — |
| 2000 | 27.1% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 28.7% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 29.4% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 30.2% | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 31.0% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.5% | 25.5% | 25.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 27.1% | 27.1% | 27.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 28.7% | 29.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 30.2% | 31.0% | 2 |
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- 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0039 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 90.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.002 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Ghana?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Ghana was 31.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Ghana ranks 108th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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