Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Ghana
Ghana: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 300,860 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Ghana, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Ghana is 300,860 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Ghana peaked at 300,860 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 50,000 hectares, in 1990.
That places Ghana 71st out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57,258 hectares | 50,000 hectares | 64,517 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 105,842 hectares | 66,130 hectares | 145,555 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 197,926 hectares | 154,380 hectares | 257,320 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 287,010 hectares | 273,160 hectares | 300,860 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Ghana?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Ghana was 300,860 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 300,860 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,000 hectares in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Ghana ranks 71st out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).