Forestland — Area, annual growth rate in Ghana
Ghana: Forestland — Area, annual growth rate was 0.5088 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, annual growth rate in Ghana, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.5088 % change on previous year for forestland — area, annual growth rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, annual growth rate in Ghana peaked at 0.6152 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.5088 % change on previous year, in 2025.
That places Ghana 23rd out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, annual growth rate in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.6152 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0.6114 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6077 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6041 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6004 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5968 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5933 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5898 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5864 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5829 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5796 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5762 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5729 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5696 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5664 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5632 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5601 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.557 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5539 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5508 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5478 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5448 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5419 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5389 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5361 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5332 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5304 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5276 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5248 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5221 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5194 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5167 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.514 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.5114 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.5088 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6006 % change on previous year | 0.5864 % change on previous year | 0.6152 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.5682 % change on previous year | 0.5539 % change on previous year | 0.5829 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5376 % change on previous year | 0.5248 % change on previous year | 0.5508 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5154 % change on previous year | 0.5088 % change on previous year | 0.5221 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 20 Jamaica 0.6345 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Philippines 0.5739 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Türkiye 0.5161 % change on previous year compare
- 24 France 0.5049 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Malta 0.4274 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Fiji 0.409 % change on previous year compare
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 forestland — area, annual growth rate in Ghana?
- Forestland — area, annual growth rate in Ghana was 0.5088 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, annual growth rate recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6152 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, annual growth rate recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5088 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does Ghana rank for forestland — area, annual growth rate?
- Ghana ranks 23rd out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forestland — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forestland — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.