Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Ghana
Ghana: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 4.26 % in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Ghana, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — share in forest land in Ghana stood at 4.26 %. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Ghana peaked at 4.26 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.86 %, in 1990.
Ghana ranks 116th 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 | 0.958 % | 0.86 % | 1.05 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.67 % | 1.07 % | 2.24 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.96 % | 2.37 % | 3.76 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.12 % | 3.97 % | 4.26 % | 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 — share in forest land in Ghana?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Ghana was 4.26 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 4.26 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.86 % in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Ghana ranks 116th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.9%. 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 — Share in Forest land. 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.