Share global forest in Ghana
Ghana: Share global forest was 0.1704 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.1704
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
64th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.1704
in 2025
All-time low
0.1337
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Ghana, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share global forest in Ghana stood at 0.1704. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Ghana peaked at 0.1704 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1337, in 1990.
That places Ghana 64th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1337 | — |
| 1991 | 0.1348 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.136 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1372 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1383 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1395 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1407 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1419 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1431 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1443 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1455 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1464 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1474 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1484 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1494 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1503 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1513 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1523 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1533 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1542 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1552 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1562 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1572 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1582 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1592 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1602 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1612 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1622 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1632 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1641 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1651 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1662 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1672 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1683 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1694 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.1704 | +0.6% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.1704 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0941, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.1704 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1056, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1389 | 0.1337 | 0.1443 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1498 | 0.1455 | 0.1542 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1597 | 0.1552 | 0.1641 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1678 | 0.1651 | 0.1704 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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- 66 Cambodia 0.153 compare
- 67 Liberia 0.1528 compare
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 share global forest in Ghana?
- Share global forest in Ghana was 0.1704 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1704 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1337 in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for share global forest?
- Ghana ranks 64th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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