Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Ghana
Ghana: Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 7,056 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Ghana, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Ghana stood at 7,056 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Ghana peaked at 7,056 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,806 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Ghana 67th out of 239 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
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
- 64 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 7,728 1000 ha compare
- 65 Philippines 7,439 1000 ha compare
- 66 South Sudan 7,160 1000 ha compare
- 68 Romania 6,957 1000 ha compare
- 69 Cambodia 6,333 1000 ha compare
- 70 Liberia 6,327 1000 ha compare
More climate change data for Ghana
- Share co2 vs population 0.6635 (2100)
- Population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Population, total 35.06 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.8% (2025)
- Urban population 20.66 million (2025)
- Urban population 58.9% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 0.6106 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 426.54 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 0.6106 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 0.6106 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Ghana?
- Forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Ghana was 7,056 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 7,056 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forestland — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,806 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for forestland — area — fao tier 1?
- Ghana ranks 67th out of 239 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area — fao tier 1 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 Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1. 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).