Forest area km in Ghana
Ghana: Forest area km was 7.06 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
7.06 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
64th
of 235 countries
All-time high
7.06 million
in 2025
All-time low
5.81 million
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area km in Ghana, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area km in Ghana stood at 7.06 million. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area km in Ghana peaked at 7.06 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.81 million, in 1990.
That places Ghana 64th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area km in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.81 million | — |
| 1991 | 5.84 million | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 5.88 million | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 5.91 million | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 5.95 million | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 5.98 million | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 6.02 million | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 6.06 million | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 6.09 million | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 6.13 million | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 6.16 million | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 6.20 million | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 6.23 million | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 6.27 million | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 6.31 million | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 6.34 million | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 6.38 million | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 6.41 million | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 6.45 million | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 6.48 million | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 6.52 million | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 6.56 million | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 6.59 million | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 6.63 million | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 6.66 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 6.70 million | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 6.73 million | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 6.77 million | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 6.81 million | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 6.84 million | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 6.88 million | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 6.91 million | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 6.95 million | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 6.98 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 7.02 million | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 7.06 million | +0.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 7.06 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.89 million, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 7.06 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.37 million, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.97 million | 5.81 million | 6.13 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.32 million | 6.16 million | 6.48 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.68 million | 6.52 million | 6.84 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.97 million | 6.88 million | 7.06 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 61 North Korea 7.73 million compare
- 62 Philippines 7.44 million compare
- 63 South Sudan 7.16 million compare
- 65 Romania 6.96 million compare
- 66 Cambodia 6.33 million compare
- 67 Liberia 6.33 million compare
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 forest area km in Ghana?
- Forest area km in Ghana was 7.06 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area km recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 7.06 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area km recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.81 million in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for forest area km?
- Ghana ranks 64th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area km 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area km. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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