Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Ghana

Ghana: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was 479.48 kt in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
479.48 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
36th
of 59 countries
All-time high
479.48 kt
in 2006
All-time low
479.48 kt
in 2006
Years of data
17
2006–2022

Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Ghana, 2006–2022

01002003004005002006201420222006: 479.5 kt2007: 479.5 kt2008: 479.5 kt2009: 479.5 kt2010: 479.5 kt2011: 479.5 kt2012: 479.5 kt2013: 479.5 kt2014: 479.5 kt2015: 479.5 kt2016: 479.5 kt2017: 479.5 kt2018: 479.5 kt2019: 479.5 kt2020: 479.5 kt2021: 479.5 kt2022: 479.5 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Ghana is 479.48 kt, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Ghana peaked at 479.48 kt in 2006 and was at its lowest, 479.48 kt, in 2006.

Ghana ranks 36th of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 479.48 kt 479.48 kt 479.48 kt 4
2010s 479.48 kt 479.48 kt 479.48 kt 10
2020s 479.48 kt 479.48 kt 479.48 kt 3

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 33 Costa Rica 696.73 kt compare
  2. 34 Germany 619.57 kt compare
  3. 35 Poland 491.27 kt compare
  4. 37 Rwanda 418.93 kt compare
  5. 38 Republic of Moldova 291.35 kt compare
  6. 39 Estonia 278.5 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Ghana?
Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Ghana was 479.48 kt in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 479.48 kt in 2006.
What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 479.48 kt in 2006.
How does Ghana rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land)?
Ghana ranks 36th out of 59 countries with data for 2022.
Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) 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 — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
61 places, 1,721 data points, 1990–2023
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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).