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Forest area — Ghana

Forest area in Ghana in 2023 — 80,074 km². Ranked 58 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 19.3%.

2023 80,074 km² +0.09% vs 2022
World rank 58of 213
Period maximum 99,243 km²1990
Period minimum 78,804 km²2015

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Ghana, 1990–202370,00080,00090,000100,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 99,243 km²1991: 98,167 km²1992: 97,091 km²1993: 96,016 km²1994: 94,940 km²1995: 93,864 km²1996: 92,789 km²1997: 91,713 km²1998: 90,637 km²1999: 89,562 km²2000: 88,486 km²2001: 87,580 km²2002: 86,675 km²2003: 85,769 km²2004: 84,863 km²2005: 83,958 km²2006: 83,052 km²2007: 82,146 km²2008: 81,241 km²2009: 80,335 km²2010: 79,429 km²2011: 79,304 km²2012: 79,179 km²2013: 79,054 km²2014: 78,929 km²2015: 78,804 km²2016: 79,222 km²2017: 79,640 km²2018: 79,713 km²2019: 79,785 km²2020: 79,857 km²2021: 79,929 km²2022: 80,002 km²2023: 80,074 km²
Change over the period: −19,169 (−19.32%) Average annual rate: -0.65 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Ghana 80,074 km²
World 40.35M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 6.15M km²
Western Africa computed 827,756 km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 5.76M km²
Forest area — Ghana, by year Ghana All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 80,074 +72 +0.09%
2022 80,002 +72 +0.09%
2021 79,929 +72 +0.09%
2020 79,857 +72 +0.09%
2019 79,785 +72 +0.09%
2018 79,713 +72 +0.09%
2017 79,640 +418 +0.53%
2016 79,222 +418 +0.53%
2015 78,804 −125 −0.16%
2014 78,929 −125 −0.16%
2013 79,054 −125 −0.16%
2012 79,179 −125 −0.16%
2011 79,304 −125 −0.16%
2010 79,429 −906 −1.13%
2009 80,335 −906 −1.11%
2008 81,241 −906 −1.1%
2007 82,146 −906 −1.09%
2006 83,052 −906 −1.08%
2005 83,958 −906 −1.07%
2004 84,863 −906 −1.06%
2003 85,769 −906 −1.04%
2002 86,675 −906 −1.03%
2001 87,580 −906 −1.02%
2000 88,486 −1,076 −1.2%
1999 89,562 −1,076 −1.19%
1998 90,637 −1,076 −1.17%
1997 91,713 −1,076 −1.16%
1996 92,789 −1,076 −1.15%
1995 93,864 −1,076 −1.13%
1994 94,940 −1,076 −1.12%
1993 96,016 −1,076 −1.11%
1992 97,091 −1,076 −1.1%
1991 98,167 −1,076 −1.08%
1990 99,243 — —

Western Africa, 2023

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

NG Nigeria 211,371 ML Mali 132,960 GH Ghana 80,074 SN Senegal 79,482 LR Liberia 75,267 GN Guinea 60,690 BF Burkina Faso 60,664 BJ Benin 29,852 CI Côte d'Ivoire 24,981 SL Sierra Leone 24,757 GW Guinea-Bissau 19,547 TG Togo 12,004 NE Niger 10,424 MR Mauritania 2,964 GM Gambia 2,255 CV Cabo Verde 466
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

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

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