Benin vs Ghana: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per square kilometre
Benin
0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana
0.0307 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
101st
Ghana rank
99th
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Benin
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.0307 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 101st and Ghana ranks 99th of 191 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0578 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0262 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0316 1000 ha per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.0459 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0278 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.0337 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0294 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon stock change in forests — area, per square kilometre, Benin or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 0.0307 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — area, per square kilometre between Benin and Ghana?
- 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Ghana?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Ghana rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — area, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 101st and Ghana ranks 99th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon stock change in forests — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.