Americas vs Ghana: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate
Americas
-0.2851 % change on previous year
in 2025
Ghana
0.5088 % change on previous year
in 2025
Americas rank
21st
Ghana rank
23rd
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate over time
- Americas
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.5088 % change on previous year against -0.2851 % change on previous year in Americas, a difference of 0.7939 % change on previous year.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.8 times Americas's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 21st and Ghana ranks 23rd of 32 groups.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.4317 % change on previous year | 0.6006 % change on previous year | 1.03 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2000s | -0.2827 % change on previous year | 0.5682 % change on previous year | 0.8509 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2010s | -0.2035 % change on previous year | 0.5376 % change on previous year | 0.7411 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2020s | -0.2728 % change on previous year | 0.5154 % change on previous year | 0.7882 % change on previous year | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate, Americas or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 0.5088 % change on previous year against -0.2851 % change on previous year in Americas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate between Americas and Ghana?
- 0.7939 % change on previous year, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Ghana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Americas and Ghana rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate?
- Americas ranks 21st and Ghana ranks 23rd of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.