Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Ghana
Ghana: Share of forest with a long-term management plan was 37.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Ghana, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of forest with a long-term management plan in Ghana is 37.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Ghana peaked at 37.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 1990.
Ghana ranks 71st of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.1% | — |
| 2000 | 18.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 33.6% | +85.7% |
| 2015 | 29.7% | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 25.2% | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 25.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 25.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 29.7% | +17.7% |
| 2025 | 37.3% | +25.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 37.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.0%, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 37.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.2%, 2.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.1% | 18.1% | 18.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 18.1% | 18.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 25.2% | 33.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 29.7% | 37.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 share of forest with a long-term management plan in Ghana?
- Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Ghana was 37.3% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for share of forest with a long-term management plan?
- Ghana ranks 71st out of 131 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest with a long-term management plan rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest with a long-term management plan. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%).