Imported deforestation in Ghana
Ghana: Imported deforestation was 4,734 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Imported deforestation in Ghana, 2005–2023
Source: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 4,734 hectares for imported deforestation in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imported deforestation in Ghana peaked at 4,929 hectares in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,364 hectares, in 2009.
That places Ghana 50th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,510 hectares | 2,364 hectares | 2,653 hectares | 5 |
| 2010s | 4,077 hectares | 2,873 hectares | 4,929 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,369 hectares | 3,568 hectares | 4,734 hectares | 4 |
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 imported deforestation in Ghana?
- Imported deforestation in Ghana was 4,734 hectares in 2023, according to Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest imported deforestation recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 4,929 hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest imported deforestation recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,364 hectares in 2009.
- How does Ghana rank for imported deforestation?
- Ghana ranks 50th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is imported deforestation rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Imported deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imported deforestation is the amount of deforestation in other countries that is driven by the production of food and forestry products that are imported. This is measured in hectares.