Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Ghana
Ghana: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 86.04 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
86.04
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 240 countries
All-time high
86.04
in 2003
All-time low
83.95
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Ghana, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 86.04 for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Ghana peaked at 86.04 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 83.95, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 23rd of 240 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.95 | — |
| 2001 | 83.95 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 83.95 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 86.04 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 86.04 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 86.04 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 86.04 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 86.04 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 86.04 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 86.04 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 86.04 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 86.04 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 86.04 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 86.04 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 86.04 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 86.04 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 86.04 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 86.04 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 86.04 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 86.04 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 86.04 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 86.04 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 86.04 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 86.04 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 86.04 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 86.04 | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 86.04 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.58, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 86.04 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.52, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.41 | 83.95 | 86.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.04 | 86.04 | 86.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.04 | 86.04 | 86.04 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More environment data for Ghana
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.8201 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1528 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 23.35 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Ghana?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Ghana was 86.04 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 86.04 in 2003.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.95 in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Ghana ranks 23rd out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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