Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Ghana
Ghana: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 72.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
72.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
45th
of 190 countries
All-time high
72.7%
in 2000
All-time low
72.7%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Ghana, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Ghana is 72.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Ghana peaked at 72.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 72.7%, in 2000.
That places Ghana 45th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.7% | — |
| 2001 | 72.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 72.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 72.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 72.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 72.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 72.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 72.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 72.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 72.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 72.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 72.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 72.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 72.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 72.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 72.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 72.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 72.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 72.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 72.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 72.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 72.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 72.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 72.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 72.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 72.7% | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 72.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.6%, 1.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 72.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 54.0%, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.7% | 72.7% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.7% | 72.7% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.7% | 72.7% | 72.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 42 Suriname 74.2% compare
- 43 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 73.5% compare
- 44 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 73.5% compare
- 46 Brazil 72.4% compare
- 47 Palau 72.3% compare
- 48 Seychelles 71.9% 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 protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Ghana?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Ghana was 72.7% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 72.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.7% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Ghana ranks 45th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).