Land use hidden — Forest in Ghana
Ghana: Land use hidden — Forest was 80,074 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Forest in Ghana, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — forest in Ghana stood at 80,074 Square kilometres.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Ghana peaked at 99,243 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 78,804 Square kilometres, in 2015.
Ghana ranks 53rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Forest in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 99,243 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 98,167 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 97,091 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 96,016 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 94,940 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 93,864 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 92,789 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 91,713 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 90,637 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 89,562 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 88,486 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 87,580 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 86,675 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 85,769 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 84,863 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 83,958 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 83,052 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 82,146 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 81,241 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 80,335 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 79,429 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 79,304 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 79,179 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 79,054 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 78,929 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 78,804 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 79,222 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 79,640 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 79,713 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 79,785 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 79,857 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 79,929 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 80,002 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 80,074 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 80,074 Square kilometres is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57,738 Square kilometres, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 80,074 Square kilometres is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60,677 Square kilometres, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94,402 Square kilometres | 89,562 Square kilometres | 99,243 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 84,411 Square kilometres | 80,335 Square kilometres | 88,486 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 79,306 Square kilometres | 78,804 Square kilometres | 79,785 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 79,965 Square kilometres | 79,857 Square kilometres | 80,074 Square kilometres | 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)
- 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 land use hidden — forest in Ghana?
- Land use hidden — forest in Ghana was 80,074 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 99,243 Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 78,804 Square kilometres in 2015.
- How does Ghana rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Ghana ranks 53rd out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata