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Forest cover — Ghana

Forest cover in Ghana in 2023 — 35.19%. Ranked 88 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 8.42 pp.

2023 35.19% +0.03 pp vs 2022
World rank 88of 213
Period maximum 43.62%1990
Period minimum 34.63%2015

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Ghana, 1990–202332.53537.54042.5451990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 43.62%1991: 43.14%1992: 42.67%1993: 42.2%1994: 41.72%1995: 41.25%1996: 40.78%1997: 40.31%1998: 39.83%1999: 39.36%2000: 38.89%2001: 38.49%2002: 38.09%2003: 37.69%2004: 37.3%2005: 36.9%2006: 36.5%2007: 36.1%2008: 35.7%2009: 35.31%2010: 34.91%2011: 34.85%2012: 34.8%2013: 34.74%2014: 34.69%2015: 34.63%2016: 34.82%2017: 35%2018: 35.03%2019: 35.07%2020: 35.1%2021: 35.13%2022: 35.16%2023: 35.19%
Change over the period: −8.42 pp Annual average: -0.26 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ghana

Ghana 35.19%
World 31.1%
Sub-Saharan Africa 25.74%
Western Africa computed 13.65%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 26.63%
Forest cover — Ghana, by year Ghana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 35.19 +0.03 pp
2022 35.16 +0.03 pp
2021 35.13 +0.03 pp
2020 35.1 +0.03 pp
2019 35.07 +0.03 pp
2018 35.03 +0.03 pp
2017 35 +0.18 pp
2016 34.82 +0.18 pp
2015 34.63 −0.05 pp
2014 34.69 −0.05 pp
2013 34.74 −0.05 pp
2012 34.8 −0.05 pp
2011 34.85 −0.05 pp
2010 34.91 −0.4 pp
2009 35.31 −0.4 pp
2008 35.7 −0.4 pp
2007 36.1 −0.4 pp
2006 36.5 −0.4 pp
2005 36.9 −0.4 pp
2004 37.3 −0.4 pp
2003 37.69 −0.4 pp
2002 38.09 −0.4 pp
2001 38.49 −0.4 pp
2000 38.89 −0.47 pp
1999 39.36 −0.47 pp
1998 39.83 −0.47 pp
1997 40.31 −0.47 pp
1996 40.78 −0.47 pp
1995 41.25 −0.47 pp
1994 41.72 −0.47 pp
1993 42.2 −0.47 pp
1992 42.67 −0.47 pp
1991 43.14 −0.47 pp
1990 43.62 —

Western Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

LR Liberia 78.14 GW Guinea-Bissau 69.51 SN Senegal 41.28 GH Ghana 35.19 SL Sierra Leone 34.3 BJ Benin 26.47 GN Guinea 24.7 NG Nigeria 23.21 GM Gambia 22.28 BF Burkina Faso 22.17 TG Togo 22.07 CV Cabo Verde 11.57 ML Mali 10.9 CI Côte d'Ivoire 7.86 NE Niger 0.82 MR Mauritania 0.29
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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