Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Ghana
Ghana: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 6,756 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Ghana, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 6,756 1000 ha for naturally regenerating forest — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Ghana peaked at 6,756 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,756 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Ghana 60th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,910 1000 ha | 5,756 1000 ha | 6,063 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,218 1000 ha | 6,097 1000 ha | 6,339 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,483 1000 ha | 6,366 1000 ha | 6,585 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,680 1000 ha | 6,605 1000 ha | 6,756 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 57 French Guiana 7,981 1000 ha compare
- 58 New Zealand 7,869 1000 ha compare
- 59 Caribbean 7,450 1000 ha compare
- 61 Philippines 6,727 1000 ha compare
- 62 Belarus 6,710 1000 ha compare
- 63 South Sudan 6,445 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Ghana
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.01 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 223 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,100 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 22.79 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 41.14 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 5,186 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 21.48 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2,708 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 37.37 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,710 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — area in Ghana?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Ghana was 6,756 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 6,756 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,756 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Ghana ranks 60th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.