Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre was 0.6505 m3 per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in Ghana is 0.6505 m3 per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 46.4% on the previous year and down 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 3.76 m3 per square kilometre in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0 m3 per square kilometre, in 1997.
Ghana ranks 45th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | m3 per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.41 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.53 m3 per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 1963 | 2.95 m3 per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1964 | 3.03 m3 per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 2.46 m3 per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 1966 | 2.09 m3 per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1967 | 2.22 m3 per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 2.5 m3 per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1969 | 3.06 m3 per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1970 | 2.07 m3 per square kilometre | -32.3% |
| 1971 | 2.43 m3 per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1972 | 3.28 m3 per square kilometre | +34.8% |
| 1973 | 3.76 m3 per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1974 | 1.91 m3 per square kilometre | -49.3% |
| 1975 | 1.93 m3 per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 1.52 m3 per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 1977 | 2 m3 per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 1978 | 1.37 m3 per square kilometre | -31.2% |
| 1979 | 0.8719 m3 per square kilometre | -36.5% |
| 1980 | 0.461 m3 per square kilometre | -47.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2378 m3 per square kilometre | -48.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2338 m3 per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2707 m3 per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3076 m3 per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1985 | 0.5709 m3 per square kilometre | +85.6% |
| 1986 | 0.7766 m3 per square kilometre | +36.0% |
| 1987 | 1.4 m3 per square kilometre | +80.3% |
| 1988 | 1.49 m3 per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8834 m3 per square kilometre | -40.7% |
| 1990 | 0.616 m3 per square kilometre | -30.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8072 m3 per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7414 m3 per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1993 | 2.18 m3 per square kilometre | +193.8% |
| 1994 | 2.87 m3 per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6588 m3 per square kilometre | -77.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1099 m3 per square kilometre | -83.3% |
| 1997 | 0 m3 per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 0 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1999 | 0 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 2000 | 0 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0.0005 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 2004 | 0.4236 m3 per square kilometre | +88320.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5089 m3 per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7727 m3 per square kilometre | +51.9% |
| 2007 | 1.24 m3 per square kilometre | +60.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9196 m3 per square kilometre | -25.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6954 m3 per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6885 m3 per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7558 m3 per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 1.23 m3 per square kilometre | +62.4% |
| 2013 | 1.13 m3 per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 1.99 m3 per square kilometre | +76.4% |
| 2015 | 1.72 m3 per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2016 | 2.91 m3 per square kilometre | +69.2% |
| 2017 | 1.47 m3 per square kilometre | -49.4% |
| 2018 | 1.8 m3 per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 2019 | 1.77 m3 per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.11 m3 per square kilometre | -37.2% |
| 2021 | 1.32 m3 per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2022 | 1.21 m3 per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6505 m3 per square kilometre | -46.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.6505 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.011 m3 per square kilometre, 58.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.6505 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0242 m3 per square kilometre, 26.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +88320.9% | 0.0005 m3 per square kilometre | 0.4236 m3 per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.69 m3 per square kilometre | 2.09 m3 per square kilometre | 3.41 m3 per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.12 m3 per square kilometre | 0.8719 m3 per square kilometre | 3.76 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6631 m3 per square kilometre | 0.2338 m3 per square kilometre | 1.49 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7981 m3 per square kilometre | 0 m3 per square kilometre | 2.87 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4559 m3 per square kilometre | 0 m3 per square kilometre | 1.24 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.55 m3 per square kilometre | 0.6885 m3 per square kilometre | 2.91 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 m3 per square kilometre | 0.6505 m3 per square kilometre | 1.32 m3 per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 42 Romania 1.01 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 43 South Africa 0.8774 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 44 Liberia 0.774 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 46 Serbia 0.5589 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 47 Ukraine 0.5214 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 48 Bulgaria 0.3837 m3 per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 9.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in Ghana?
- Roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in Ghana was 0.6505 m3 per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 3.76 m3 per square kilometre in 1973.
- What is the lowest roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 m3 per square kilometre in 1997.
- How does Ghana rank for roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 45th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roundwood — Export quantity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Roundwood — Export quantity ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Roundwood — Export quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Roundwood — Export quantity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.