Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Ghana

Ghana: Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 7,056 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
7,056 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
67th
of 239 countries
All-time high
7,056 1000 ha
in 2025
All-time low
5,806 1000 ha
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Ghana, 1990–2025

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200720251990: 5.8k 1000 ha1991: 5.8k 1000 ha1992: 5.9k 1000 ha1993: 5.9k 1000 ha1994: 5.9k 1000 ha1995: 6.0k 1000 ha1996: 6.0k 1000 ha1997: 6.1k 1000 ha1998: 6.1k 1000 ha1999: 6.1k 1000 ha2000: 6.2k 1000 ha2001: 6.2k 1000 ha2002: 6.2k 1000 ha2003: 6.3k 1000 ha2004: 6.3k 1000 ha2005: 6.3k 1000 ha2006: 6.4k 1000 ha2007: 6.4k 1000 ha2008: 6.4k 1000 ha2009: 6.5k 1000 ha2010: 6.5k 1000 ha2011: 6.6k 1000 ha2012: 6.6k 1000 ha2013: 6.6k 1000 ha2014: 6.7k 1000 ha2015: 6.7k 1000 ha2016: 6.7k 1000 ha2017: 6.8k 1000 ha2018: 6.8k 1000 ha2019: 6.8k 1000 ha2020: 6.9k 1000 ha2021: 6.9k 1000 ha2022: 6.9k 1000 ha2023: 7.0k 1000 ha2024: 7.0k 1000 ha2025: 7.1k 1000 ha

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 64 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 7,728 1000 ha compare
  2. 65 Philippines 7,439 1000 ha compare
  3. 66 South Sudan 7,160 1000 ha compare
  4. 68 Romania 6,957 1000 ha compare
  5. 69 Cambodia 6,333 1000 ha compare
  6. 70 Liberia 6,327 1000 ha compare

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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

Indicator
Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
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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).