Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Ghana

Protected areas in Ghana in 2025 — 7.9%. Ranked 128 in the world out of 213. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 0.1 pp.

2025 7.9% +0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 128of 213
Period maximum 7.9%2025
Period minimum 7.7%2020

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — Ghana, 2013–20257.77.87.920132015201720192021202320252013: 7.8%2014: 7.8%2015: 7.8%2016: 7.8%2017: 7.8%2018: 7.8%2019: 7.8%2020: 7.7%2021: 7.7%2022: 7.7%2023: 7.7%2024: 7.7%2025: 7.9%
Change over the period: +0.1 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Ghana 7.9%
World 16.98%
Protected areas — Ghana, by year Ghana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 7.9 +0.2 pp
2024 7.7 +0 pp
2023 7.7 +0 pp
2022 7.7 +0 pp
2021 7.7 +0 pp
2020 7.7 −0.1 pp
2019 7.8 +0 pp
2018 7.8 +0 pp
2017 7.8 +0 pp
2016 7.8 +0 pp
2015 7.8 +0 pp
2014 7.8 +0 pp
2013 7.8

About the indicator

The share of terrestrial and marine protected areas in the total area of a country: national parks, nature reserves, natural monuments, sanctuaries and other IUCN categories. The target set by the Kunming-Montreal framework is 30 percent of land and sea under protection by 2030.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by total area rather than land area: protected areas include marine waters as well.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.