Forest land — Area in Ghana
Ghana: Forest land — Area was 7,056 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Ghana, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 7,056 1000 ha for forest land — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Ghana peaked at 7,056 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,806 1000 ha, in 1990.
Ghana ranks 74th of 249 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Ghana, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,806 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 5,842 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 5,878 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 5,913 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 5,949 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 5,985 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 6,020 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 6,056 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 6,092 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 6,128 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 6,163 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 6,199 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 6,235 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 6,271 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 6,306 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 6,342 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 6,378 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 6,413 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 6,449 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 6,485 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 6,521 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 6,556 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 6,592 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 6,628 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 6,663 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 6,699 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 6,735 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 6,771 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 6,806 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 6,842 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 6,878 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 6,913 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 6,949 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 6,985 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 7,021 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 7,056 1000 ha | +0.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 7,056 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,483 1000 ha, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 7,056 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,914 1000 ha, 1.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,967 1000 ha | 5,806 1000 ha | 6,128 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,324 1000 ha | 6,163 1000 ha | 6,485 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,681 1000 ha | 6,521 1000 ha | 6,842 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,967 1000 ha | 6,878 1000 ha | 7,056 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 71 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 7,728 1000 ha compare
- 72 Philippines 7,439 1000 ha compare
- 73 South Sudan 7,160 1000 ha compare
- 75 Romania 6,957 1000 ha compare
- 76 Cambodia 6,333 1000 ha compare
- 77 Liberia 6,327 1000 ha compare
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 forest land — area in Ghana?
- Forest land — area in Ghana was 7,056 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 7,056 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,806 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for forest land — area?
- Ghana ranks 74th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.