Botswana vs Ghana: Forestland — 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
Forestland — 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 forestland — 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 forestland — 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 forestland — area, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 102nd 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.