Forest area in Ghana
Ghana: Forest area was 7,056 ha th in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
7,056 ha th
World rank
63rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
7,056 ha th
in 2025
All-time low
5,806 ha th
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990β2025
Forest area in Ghana, 1990β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Ghana is 7,056 ha th, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Ghana peaked at 7,056 ha th in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,806 ha th, in 1990.
Ghana ranks 63rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,806 ha th | 5,806 ha th | 5,806 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 6,163 ha th | 6,163 ha th | 6,163 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 6,610 ha th | 6,521 ha th | 6,699 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 6,967 ha th | 6,878 ha th | 7,056 ha th | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 60 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 7,728 ha th compare
- 61 Philippines 7,439 ha th compare
- 62 South Sudan 7,160 ha th compare
- 64 Romania 6,957 ha th compare
- 65 Cambodia 6,333 ha th compare
- 66 Liberia 6,327 ha th compare
More environment data for Ghana
- Standard Deviation 0.26 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 3,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 3,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 1,896 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 188 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 3,041 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 5,346 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 72,677 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 93,823 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Ghana?
- Forest area in Ghana was 7,056 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 7,056 ha th in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,806 ha th in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for forest area?
- Ghana ranks 63rd out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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