Benin vs Ghana: Forestland — Area, per square kilometre
Benin
0.0285 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana
0.0307 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
101st
Ghana rank
99th
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Benin
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.0307 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0285 1000 ha per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 0.0022 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 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0262 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.0447 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0278 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.0328 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0294 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.0289 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forestland — area, per square kilometre, Benin or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 0.0307 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0285 1000 ha per square kilometre in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forestland — area, per square kilometre between Benin and Ghana?
- 0.0022 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 forestland — area, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 101st and Ghana ranks 99th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forestland — 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
Forestland — 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.