Botswana vs Ghana: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per square kilometre
Botswana
0.0278 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana
0.0307 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
102nd
Ghana rank
99th
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Botswana
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.0307 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0278 1000 ha per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 102nd and Ghana ranks 99th of 191 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0278 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0262 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.0278 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0278 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.0278 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0294 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.0278 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0027 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, Botswana or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 0.0307 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0278 1000 ha per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — area, per square kilometre between Botswana and Ghana?
- 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ghana?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Ghana rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — area, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 102nd 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.