Planted Forest — Area in Ghana
Ghana: Planted Forest — Area was 300.86 1000 ha in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Planted Forest — Area in Ghana, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 300.86 1000 ha for planted forest — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Ghana peaked at 300.86 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 50 1000 ha, in 1990.
Ghana ranks 76th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.26 1000 ha | 50 1000 ha | 64.52 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 105.84 1000 ha | 66.13 1000 ha | 145.56 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 197.93 1000 ha | 154.38 1000 ha | 257.32 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 287.01 1000 ha | 273.16 1000 ha | 300.86 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 planted forest — area in Ghana?
- Planted forest — area in Ghana was 300.86 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 300.86 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for planted forest — area?
- Ghana ranks 76th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Planted 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.