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 67th out of 240 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.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Ghana, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,756 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 5,790 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 5,824 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 5,858 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 5,893 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 5,927 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 5,961 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 5,995 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 6,029 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 6,063 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 6,097 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 6,124 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 6,151 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 6,178 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 6,205 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 6,232 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 6,259 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 6,286 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 6,312 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 6,339 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 6,366 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 6,394 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 6,422 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 6,450 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 6,477 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 6,505 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 6,525 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 6,545 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 6,565 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 6,585 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 6,605 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 6,635 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 6,665 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 6,695 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 6,725 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 6,756 1000 ha | +0.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 6,756 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,066 1000 ha, 2.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 6,756 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,761 1000 ha, 1.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
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
- 64 French Guiana 7,981 1000 ha compare
- 65 New Zealand 7,869 1000 ha compare
- 66 Caribbean 7,450 1000 ha compare
- 68 Philippines 6,727 1000 ha compare
- 69 Belarus 6,710 1000 ha compare
- 70 South Sudan 6,445 1000 ha 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 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 67th out of 240 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.