Statizoid

Net Forest conversion — Area — UNFCCC in Ghana

Ghana: Net Forest conversion — Area — UNFCCC was 318.38 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
318.38 1000 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 57 countries
All-time high
318.38 1000 ha
in 1990
All-time low
318.38 1000 ha
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Net Forest conversion — Area — UNFCCC in Ghana, 1990–2022

01002003001990200620221990: 318.4 1000 ha1991: 318.4 1000 ha1992: 318.4 1000 ha1993: 318.4 1000 ha1994: 318.4 1000 ha1995: 318.4 1000 ha1996: 318.4 1000 ha1997: 318.4 1000 ha1998: 318.4 1000 ha1999: 318.4 1000 ha2000: 318.4 1000 ha2001: 318.4 1000 ha2002: 318.4 1000 ha2003: 318.4 1000 ha2004: 318.4 1000 ha2005: 318.4 1000 ha2006: 318.4 1000 ha2007: 318.4 1000 ha2008: 318.4 1000 ha2009: 318.4 1000 ha2010: 318.4 1000 ha2011: 318.4 1000 ha2012: 318.4 1000 ha2013: 318.4 1000 ha2014: 318.4 1000 ha2015: 318.4 1000 ha2016: 318.4 1000 ha2017: 318.4 1000 ha2018: 318.4 1000 ha2019: 318.4 1000 ha2020: 318.4 1000 ha2021: 318.4 1000 ha2022: 318.4 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for net forest conversion — area — unfccc in Ghana is 318.38 1000 ha, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, net forest conversion — area — unfccc in Ghana peaked at 318.38 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 318.38 1000 ha, in 1990.

That places Ghana 9th out of 57 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

Net Forest conversion — Area — UNFCCC in Ghana, year by year

Year 1000 ha Change
1990 318.38 1000 ha —
1991 318.38 1000 ha +0.0%
1992 318.38 1000 ha +0.0%
1993 318.38 1000 ha +0.0%
1994 318.38 1000 ha +0.0%
1995 318.38 1000 ha +0.0%
1996 318.38 1000 ha +0.0%
1997 318.38 1000 ha +0.0%
1998 318.38 1000 ha +0.0%
1999 318.38 1000 ha +0.0%
2000 318.38 1000 ha +0.0%
2001 318.38 1000 ha +0.0%
2002 318.38 1000 ha +0.0%
2003 318.38 1000 ha +0.0%
2004 318.38 1000 ha +0.0%
2005 318.38 1000 ha +0.0%
2006 318.38 1000 ha +0.0%
2007 318.38 1000 ha +0.0%
2008 318.38 1000 ha +0.0%
2009 318.38 1000 ha +0.0%
2010 318.38 1000 ha +0.0%
2011 318.38 1000 ha +0.0%
2012 318.38 1000 ha +0.0%
2013 318.38 1000 ha +0.0%
2014 318.38 1000 ha +0.0%
2015 318.38 1000 ha +0.0%
2016 318.38 1000 ha +0.0%
2017 318.38 1000 ha +0.0%
2018 318.38 1000 ha +0.0%
2019 318.38 1000 ha +0.0%
2020 318.38 1000 ha +0.0%
2021 318.38 1000 ha +0.0%
2022 318.38 1000 ha +0.0%

Ghana compared with similar countries

  • Ghana's 318.38 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 71.94 1000 ha, 4.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 318.38 1000 ha 318.38 1000 ha 318.38 1000 ha 10
2000s 318.38 1000 ha 318.38 1000 ha 318.38 1000 ha 10
2010s 318.38 1000 ha 318.38 1000 ha 318.38 1000 ha 10
2020s 318.38 1000 ha 318.38 1000 ha 318.38 1000 ha 3

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 6 Russian Federation 575.44 1000 ha compare
  2. 7 France 553.53 1000 ha compare
  3. 8 Malaysia 475.5 1000 ha compare
  4. 10 Sweden 246.42 1000 ha compare
  5. 11 Finland 218.06 1000 ha compare
  6. 12 Paraguay 214.22 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 60 places →

More climate change data for Ghana

All data for Ghana →

Frequently asked questions

What is net forest conversion — area — unfccc in Ghana?
Net forest conversion — area — unfccc in Ghana was 318.38 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest net forest conversion — area — unfccc recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 318.38 1000 ha in 1990.
What is the lowest net forest conversion — area — unfccc recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 318.38 1000 ha in 1990.
How does Ghana rank for net forest conversion — area — unfccc?
Ghana ranks 9th out of 57 countries with data for 2022.
Is net forest conversion — area — unfccc rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Net Forest conversion — Area — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Net Forest conversion — Area — UNFCCC in Ghana. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 27 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/net-forest-conversion-area-unfccc/ghana/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/net-forest-conversion-area-unfccc/ghana/">Net Forest conversion — Area — UNFCCC in Ghana</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Net Forest conversion — Area — UNFCCC
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
60 places, 1,735 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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).