Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Ghana
Ghana: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 43.24 Square kilometres in 2022. ▼ Falling
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Ghana, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2022, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Ghana stood at 43.24 Square kilometres.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Ghana peaked at 55.35 Square kilometres in 2000 and was at its lowest, 41.86 Square kilometres, in 2020.
That places Ghana 133rd out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.35 Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 44.65 Square kilometres | -19.3% |
| 2010 | 44.83 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 49.92 Square kilometres | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 41.86 Square kilometres | -16.2% |
| 2022 | 43.24 Square kilometres | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50 Square kilometres | 44.65 Square kilometres | 55.35 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 47.37 Square kilometres | 44.83 Square kilometres | 49.92 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 42.55 Square kilometres | 41.86 Square kilometres | 43.24 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 130 Trinidad and Tobago 64.73 Square kilometres compare
- 131 Turks and Caicos Islands 62.53 Square kilometres compare
- 132 Jordan 43.71 Square kilometres compare
- 134 Rwanda 43.2 Square kilometres compare
- 135 El Salvador 41.96 Square kilometres compare
- 136 Liechtenstein 35.66 Square kilometres 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)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 128.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0016 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate 18.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita 0.0015 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 69.75 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in Ghana?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in Ghana was 43.24 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 55.35 Square kilometres in 2000.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.86 Square kilometres in 2020.
- How does Ghana rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Ghana ranks 133rd out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Grassland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation