Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Ghana
Ghana: Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest was 76,886 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Ghana, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Ghana is 76,886 Square kilometres, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Ghana peaked at 98,743 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 76,200 Square kilometres, in 2015.
Ghana ranks 52nd of 189 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 — Naturally regenerating forest in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 98,743 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 97,667 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 96,591 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 95,516 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 94,440 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 93,364 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 92,289 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 91,213 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 90,137 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 89,062 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 87,986 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 86,910 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 85,835 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 84,759 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 83,684 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 82,608 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 81,532 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 80,456 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 79,381 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 78,305 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 77,230 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 77,024 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 76,818 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 76,612 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 76,406 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 76,200 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 76,543 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 76,886 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 76,886 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 76,886 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 76,886 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 76,886 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 76,886 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 76,886 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 76,886 Square kilometres is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57,414 Square kilometres, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 76,886 Square kilometres is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 59,417 Square kilometres, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93,902 Square kilometres | 89,062 Square kilometres | 98,743 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 83,146 Square kilometres | 78,305 Square kilometres | 87,986 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 76,749 Square kilometres | 76,200 Square kilometres | 77,230 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 76,886 Square kilometres | 76,886 Square kilometres | 76,886 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 49 French Guiana 79,918 Square kilometres compare
- 50 Senegal 79,162 Square kilometres compare
- 51 New Zealand 78,168 Square kilometres compare
- 53 Liberia 74,970 Square kilometres compare
- 54 Cambodia 69,615 Square kilometres compare
- 55 Philippines 69,037 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)
- 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 — naturally regenerating forest in Ghana?
- Land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Ghana was 76,886 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 98,743 Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 76,200 Square kilometres in 2015.
- How does Ghana rank for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest?
- Ghana ranks 52nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 — Naturally regenerating 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