Forest land — Share in Land area in Ghana
Ghana: Forest land — Share in Land area was 30.86 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Share in Land area in Ghana, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Ghana is 30.86 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Ghana peaked at 30.86 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.52 %, in 1990.
Ghana ranks 123rd of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.22 % | 25.52 % | 26.93 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.79 % | 27.09 % | 28.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.36 % | 28.66 % | 30.07 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.54 % | 30.23 % | 30.86 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More environment data for Ghana
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.01 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 223 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,100 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 22.79 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 41.14 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 5,186 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 21.48 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2,708 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 37.37 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,710 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Ghana?
- Forest land — share in land area in Ghana was 30.86 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 30.86 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.52 % in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Ghana ranks 123rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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 — Share in 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.