Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Ghana
Ghana: Carbon stock change in forests — Area was 7,056 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Ghana, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon stock change in forests — area in Ghana is 7,056 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area in Ghana peaked at 7,056 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,806 1000 ha, in 1990.
Ghana ranks 58th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Ghana, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,806 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 5,842 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 5,878 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 5,913 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 5,949 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 5,985 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 6,020 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 6,056 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 6,092 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 6,128 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 6,163 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 6,199 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 6,235 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 6,271 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 6,306 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 6,342 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 6,378 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 6,413 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 6,449 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 6,485 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 6,521 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 6,556 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 6,592 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 6,628 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 6,663 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 6,699 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 6,735 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 6,771 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 6,806 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 6,842 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 6,878 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 6,913 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 6,949 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 6,985 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 7,021 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 7,056 1000 ha | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,967 1000 ha | 5,806 1000 ha | 6,128 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,324 1000 ha | 6,163 1000 ha | 6,485 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,681 1000 ha | 6,521 1000 ha | 6,842 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,967 1000 ha | 6,878 1000 ha | 7,056 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 55 French Guiana 7,986 1000 ha compare
- 56 Philippines 7,439 1000 ha compare
- 57 South Sudan 7,160 1000 ha compare
- 59 Romania 7,001 1000 ha compare
- 60 Cambodia 6,649 1000 ha compare
- 61 Liberia 6,367 1000 ha compare
More climate change data for Ghana
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,671 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,693 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,979 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 10.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 142.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,417 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 670.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 746.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.53 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 26.67 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area in Ghana?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area in Ghana was 7,056 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — area recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 7,056 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,806 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for carbon stock change in forests — area?
- Ghana ranks 58th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).