Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per unit of GDP in Ghana
Ghana: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per unit of GDP was 0 million t per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per unit of GDP in Ghana, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million t per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0 million t per US$ of GDP for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.6% on the previous year and down 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per unit of gdp in Ghana peaked at 0 million t per US$ of GDP in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 million t per US$ of GDP, in 2025.
That places Ghana 72nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per unit of GDP in Ghana, year by year
| Year | million t per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 1992 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 1996 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 1997 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | +53.0% |
| 2001 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -18.5% |
| 2004 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 2005 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -16.6% |
| 2006 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -48.1% |
| 2007 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -15.2% |
| 2008 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -18.4% |
| 2011 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -19.0% |
| 2012 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -35.0% |
| 2014 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 2017 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | -24.6% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0 million t per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 million t per US$ of GDP, 94% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0 million t per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 million t per US$ of GDP, 55% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | 0 million t per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More climate change data for Ghana
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 63.84 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per unit of gdp in Ghana?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per unit of gdp in Ghana was 0 million t per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per unit of gdp recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0 million t per US$ of GDP in 2000.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per unit of gdp recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million t per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- How does Ghana rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per unit of gdp?
- Ghana ranks 72nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.