Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Ghana
Ghana: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 4.54 1000 ha in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Ghana, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2022, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Ghana stood at 4.54 1000 ha.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Ghana peaked at 73.67 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 4.38 1000 ha, in 2020.
Ghana ranks 119th of 224 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Ghana, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 73.67 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 73.67 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 73.67 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 73.17 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 68.28 1000 ha | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 67.51 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 64.88 1000 ha | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 17.11 1000 ha | -73.6% |
| 2000 | 13.01 1000 ha | -24.0% |
| 2001 | 12.75 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 12.66 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 12.27 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 11.54 1000 ha | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 11.5 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 11.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11.12 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 10.78 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 10.66 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 10.67 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 10.58 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 8.66 1000 ha | -18.1% |
| 2013 | 4.57 1000 ha | -47.2% |
| 2014 | 4.44 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 4.44 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.42 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 4.46 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 4.47 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 4.39 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 4.38 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 4.44 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 4.54 1000 ha | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64 1000 ha | 17.11 1000 ha | 73.67 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 11.78 1000 ha | 10.66 1000 ha | 13.01 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.11 1000 ha | 4.39 1000 ha | 10.67 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.45 1000 ha | 4.38 1000 ha | 4.54 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 116 Afghanistan 7.1 1000 ha compare
- 117 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.83 1000 ha compare
- 118 Tajikistan 5.9 1000 ha compare
- 120 Gambia 4.48 1000 ha compare
- 121 Azerbaijan 4.36 1000 ha compare
- 122 Antigua and Barbuda 4.09 1000 ha 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)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 128.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0016 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate 18.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita 0.0015 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 69.75 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Ghana?
- Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Ghana was 4.54 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 73.67 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.38 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does Ghana rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?
- Ghana ranks 119th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.