Industrial roundwood — Production, per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Industrial roundwood — Production, per square kilometre was 12.46 m3 per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Industrial roundwood — Production, per square kilometre in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industrial roundwood — production, per square kilometre in Ghana is 12.46 m3 per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial roundwood — production, per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 13.52 m3 per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.48 m3 per square kilometre, in 1982.
That places Ghana 62nd out of 150 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Industrial roundwood — Production, per square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | m3 per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.51 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 8.53 m3 per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 8.19 m3 per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1964 | 7.84 m3 per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1965 | 8.44 m3 per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 7.19 m3 per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1967 | 7.07 m3 per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 7.31 m3 per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 8.45 m3 per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1970 | 8.44 m3 per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 7.43 m3 per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1972 | 8.7 m3 per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1973 | 10.88 m3 per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 1974 | 8.09 m3 per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 1975 | 7.51 m3 per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1976 | 8.66 m3 per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1977 | 8.88 m3 per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 6.64 m3 per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 1979 | 5.59 m3 per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1980 | 4.31 m3 per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 1981 | 4.09 m3 per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 3.48 m3 per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1983 | 4.2 m3 per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1984 | 4.32 m3 per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 4.61 m3 per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 4.7 m3 per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 4.48 m3 per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 4.26 m3 per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 4.04 m3 per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 6.33 m3 per square kilometre | +56.5% |
| 1991 | 6.06 m3 per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 5.71 m3 per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 8.05 m3 per square kilometre | +40.9% |
| 1994 | 8.19 m3 per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 5.64 m3 per square kilometre | -31.2% |
| 1996 | 5.52 m3 per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 5.62 m3 per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 5.39 m3 per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 4.84 m3 per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 4.39 m3 per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 5.33 m3 per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2002 | 4.85 m3 per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 6.15 m3 per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 2004 | 5.93 m3 per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 5.27 m3 per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 5.73 m3 per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 5.73 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6.12 m3 per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 5.71 m3 per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 8.57 m3 per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2011 | 8.52 m3 per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 8.93 m3 per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 10.27 m3 per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 9.63 m3 per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 11.47 m3 per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2016 | 10.28 m3 per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 10.5 m3 per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 11.81 m3 per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 9.73 m3 per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2020 | 8.11 m3 per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 2021 | 11.91 m3 per square kilometre | +46.8% |
| 2022 | 13.52 m3 per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2023 | 12.46 m3 per square kilometre | -7.9% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 12.46 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.52 m3 per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 12.46 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.93 m3 per square kilometre, 3.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.95 m3 per square kilometre | 7.07 m3 per square kilometre | 8.53 m3 per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.08 m3 per square kilometre | 5.59 m3 per square kilometre | 10.88 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.25 m3 per square kilometre | 3.48 m3 per square kilometre | 4.7 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.14 m3 per square kilometre | 4.84 m3 per square kilometre | 8.19 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.52 m3 per square kilometre | 4.39 m3 per square kilometre | 6.15 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.97 m3 per square kilometre | 8.52 m3 per square kilometre | 11.81 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.5 m3 per square kilometre | 8.11 m3 per square kilometre | 13.52 m3 per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 9.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industrial roundwood — production, per square kilometre in Ghana?
- Industrial roundwood — production, per square kilometre in Ghana was 12.46 m3 per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest industrial roundwood — production, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 13.52 m3 per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest industrial roundwood — production, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.48 m3 per square kilometre in 1982.
- How does Ghana rank for industrial roundwood — production, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 62nd out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is industrial roundwood — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Industrial roundwood — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Industrial roundwood — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Industrial roundwood — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Industrial roundwood — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Industrial roundwood — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.